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A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center

April 30, 2021

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Dr. Condoleezza Rice: ‘Immigration Still Is America’s Secret Weapon’

As part of a series on immigration insights, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State, shares her perspective about the conditions at the southern border and the root causes of the increase in migrants. Dr. Rice tells Holly Kuzmich, Bush Institute Executive Director, that immigration still is “America’s secret weapon.”
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OUT OF MANY, ONE | Presidential Leadership Scholars
President George W. Bush’s new book, Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants, <[link removed]> features 43 four-color oil portraits of individuals who exemplify our proud history as a nation of immigrants. Nine of these portraits feature Presidential Leadership Scholars who have made a profound impact on our country.
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CENTRAL AMERICA DEMOGRAPHICS | What They Tell Us About the Migrant Surge
Bush Institute – SMU Economic Growth Initiative experts Kristin Kent Spanos and Nick Saliba explore how Central America’s demographic composition is one of the most significant reasons people are fleeing the region.
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TESTING | Innovations Can Help Students
Bill McKenzie, Bush Institute Senior Editorial Advisor, details how the pause from in-person learning due to COVID-19 gives states and districts a chance to rethink how they test students.
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TWO-MINUTE TAKE | What’s Happening in Burma?
One of the Bush Institute Liberty and Leadership Scholars recently provided an update from the front lines of the military coup in Burma. Watch what he had to say about why the international community should protect the peaceful protesters and human rights defenders in Burma.
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