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April 24, 2020
Covid-19 Has Working Class Mothers at a Breaking Point
Child health policy fellow Quianta Moore discussed how Covid-19 will disproportionately impact working class mothers and their children.
Read more at Houston Public Media April 24, 2020
Oil Collapse and Coronavirus Wallop Texas' Economy
"A lot of the jobs that are being lost in the oil industry are high-wage jobs,” public finance fellow John Diamond said. “It’s going to impact a different segment of the Houston population.”
Read more at Texas Tribune April 23, 2020
Pandemic Warms Relationship Between Trump, Mexico's President
With Mexico's economy in shambles, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is "up against a wall" as he caters to the Trump administration, said Tony Payan, director of the Center for the United States and Mexico. "He has no choice but to cooperate with Mr. Trump. And I think Mr. Trump knows it."
Read more at the Associated Press April 21, 2020
Covid-19 and an Immigration Crackdown
The pace of deportations is accelerating as immigration agents risk infection and detention centers become Covid-19 hot spots, said Tony Payan, director of the Center for the United States and Mexico.
Read more at the Boston Globe April 21, 2020
What Houstonians Want to Know About Covid-19
Health policy fellow Vivian Ho answered listeners' questions about Covid-19.
Read more at Houston Matters