The North American Institute

The North American Institute: NAMI was founded in 1988 to deepen understanding and to promote new approaches to North American issues. A unique trinational organization, NAMI’s spirit derives from the vision of founders Maurice Strong, Bruce Babbitt and Jesus Silva Herzog, and developed by Susan Herter, John Wirth and Senator Jack Austin of Canada.
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CANADA NEWS:

Oil’s Shrinking Sandbox Leads to Northern Alberta.

Morningstar, November 21, 2008 - “In recent years, the challenges of securing global energy resources for a growing, industrializing world population have been made painfully apparent by soaring prices. Record profits at the world’s largest public oil companies can often paint a tempting target in the search for a villain amidst our collective turmoil. But the world of energy isn’t a simple one.” Read more.

MEXICO NEWS:

Mexican government looking beyond remittances.

Huffington Post, November 24, 2008 - “As the United States economic crisis worsens, the money that Mexicans living here send home to their families has declined — reaching record lows over the summer. But the Mexican government has long known that the day would come when the historic migration North would slow, and the remittance revenue stream — Mexico’s second largest source of foreign income behind oil exports _ would eventually dry up. Mexico prepared for the scenario with initiatives to solidify ties to its citizens abroad, especially with the U.S.-born children of Mexican immigrants whose allegiance to their homeland weakens with each new generation.” Read more.

UNITED STATES NEWS:

Stanford professor leads Obama immigration team.

SF Gate, November 22, 2008 - “Stanford law Professor Tino Cuéllar was named this week to lead President-elect Barack Obama’s transition working group on immigration, putting him among the many scholars from the Bay Area who are helping shape the next administration. The team is one of seven policy groups Obama has convened to develop priorities for the first months of his presidency on topics ranging from education to the economy to national security. The task of overhauling the nation’s immigration system stymied President Bush, who favored an approach combining tougher enforcement with legalization for the country’s estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants and a guest worker program to allow low-skilled foreign workers to enter legally in the future.” Read more.