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Webinar: US Guns to Mexico Drive Violence & Migration and How We Stop It
February 7, 2019
Across the United States, communities are concerned about the devastating impacts of gun violence. But how do U.S. guns affect families in Mexico and Central America, and what can we do about it? On February 4, the Trump administration notified Congress of final new regulations to make it easier to export assault weapons to Mexico and other countries embroiled in violence. We are working with some Democrats to introduce legislation and letters to control gun exports and stem the flow of military-grade weaponry to Mexico and Central America.
Hosted by Global Exchange on Zoom and Facebook Live, our expert panelists were:
- Eugenio Weigend is a senior policy analyst at the Center for American Progress and author of numerous articles on U.S. gun trafficking to Mexico.
- Jessica Molina is a human rights defender from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas whose husband was disappeared by Mexican Navy troops in March 2018. Jessica has become a leading spokesperson for dozens of family members of disappeared people in Nuevo Laredo.
- Yanira Arias is the National Campaigns Manager for Alianza Americas, where she has coordinated actions in response to the detention and stigmatization of thousands of Central American children and their families. A Temporary Protected Status holder from El Salvador, she brings expertise on health disparities and community participation.
- John Lindsay-Poland coordinates the Stop US Arms to Mexico project of Global Exchange, and also has written extensively about the U.S. gun trade and its impacts in Mexico.
- Moderated by Janice Gallagher, assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, Newark. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Mexico and Colombia and wrote “Tipping the Scales of Justice: The Role of Citizen Action in Strengthening the Rule of Law.” A true public intellectual, Janice also recently led an international elections observation mission in Tamaulipas, Mexico’s most dangerous border state.