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As a Schwartz Fellow at New America, Louie Palu will chronicle the economic integration of North America, especially the symbiotic relationship between rural communities in southern Mexico and U.S. cities that take in migrants from these communities. Mr. Palu is an award-winning photojournalist who has been covering the war in Afghanistan over the past five years and is well known for his work on the detention center in Guantanamo Bay. His work has been published in numerous publications worldwide including The New Yorker, The New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Toronto Star, National Post, The Economist, NPR, The Globe and Mail, Wall Street Journal and Sunday Times Magazine. He is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design.