Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Central America: New Migration Studies
Migration Information Source (MIS)--
Special Issue on Central America--April 3, 2006
SPECIAL ISSUE: CENTRAL AMERICA
Millions of Central Americans live and work in North America. This Special Issue looks at what caused the migration flows to El Norte and the impacts of Central American migration on both home and host societies.
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Top story:Central America: Crossroads of the Americas
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=386
Many migratory streams from Central America including refugees, economic migrants, and transit flows headed north from South America and elsewhere have converged in North America since the 1980s. Sarah J. Mahler and Dusan Ugrina of Florida International University outline the region's main trends.
Spotlight:Central American Foreign Born in the United States
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=385
Over half of all Central American foreign born in the United States are from El Salvador and Guatemala. MPI’s Megan Davy examines the numbers as well as events and policies that have shaped Central American migration.
source-guatemalaCountry Profile:Guatemala: Economic Migrants Replace Political Refugees
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?id=392
Guatemala's long civil war, which spurred large flows of refugees, has given way to high levels of economic migration to the United States and an economy more dependent on remittances. Also, Guatemala’s geography has made it a prime transit country for migrants headed north, as James Smith of Inforpress Centroamericana reports.
Features:Mexico: Caught Between the United States and Central America
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=389
Since the 1980s, Mexico has become home to Guatemalan refugees and served as a transit country for Central Americans seeking to reach the United States. Manuel Ángel Castillo of El Colegio de México analyzes Mexico’s policies toward its southern neighbors.
Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=390
Although most Central American refugees sought protection in the United States, Canada admitted thousands of Central American refugees in the 1980s. María Cristina García of Cornell University takes a detailed look at Central Americans in Canada.
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Remittance Trends in Central America
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=393
In 2004, Central American countries received US$ 7.8 billion in remittances through official channels. Are remittances hurting or helping the region? MPI’s Dovelyn Agunias investigates.
Migration and Development in El Salvador: Ideals Versus Reality
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=387
Salvadorans abroad have helped their families economically and, to some extent, decreased poverty levels back home. Yet migration has economic and social costs in El Salvador and has not yet proved to be the answer to its development problems, according to Katharine Andrade-Eekhoff.
CAFTA: What Could It Mean for Migration?
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=388
The Central America Free Trade Agreement may be the most important economic event in the region in 20 years. However, it seems unlikely to reverse established migration trends, reports Salomon Cohen.
Special Issue on Central America--April 3, 2006
SPECIAL ISSUE: CENTRAL AMERICA
Millions of Central Americans live and work in North America. This Special Issue looks at what caused the migration flows to El Norte and the impacts of Central American migration on both home and host societies.
source-central america
Top story:Central America: Crossroads of the Americas
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=386
Many migratory streams from Central America including refugees, economic migrants, and transit flows headed north from South America and elsewhere have converged in North America since the 1980s. Sarah J. Mahler and Dusan Ugrina of Florida International University outline the region's main trends.
Spotlight:Central American Foreign Born in the United States
http://www.migrationinformation.org/USFocus/display.cfm?id=385
Over half of all Central American foreign born in the United States are from El Salvador and Guatemala. MPI’s Megan Davy examines the numbers as well as events and policies that have shaped Central American migration.
source-guatemalaCountry Profile:Guatemala: Economic Migrants Replace Political Refugees
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Profiles/display.cfm?id=392
Guatemala's long civil war, which spurred large flows of refugees, has given way to high levels of economic migration to the United States and an economy more dependent on remittances. Also, Guatemala’s geography has made it a prime transit country for migrants headed north, as James Smith of Inforpress Centroamericana reports.
Features:Mexico: Caught Between the United States and Central America
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=389
Since the 1980s, Mexico has become home to Guatemalan refugees and served as a transit country for Central Americans seeking to reach the United States. Manuel Ángel Castillo of El Colegio de México analyzes Mexico’s policies toward its southern neighbors.
Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=390
Although most Central American refugees sought protection in the United States, Canada admitted thousands of Central American refugees in the 1980s. María Cristina García of Cornell University takes a detailed look at Central Americans in Canada.
source-centralam-remittances
Remittance Trends in Central America
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=393
In 2004, Central American countries received US$ 7.8 billion in remittances through official channels. Are remittances hurting or helping the region? MPI’s Dovelyn Agunias investigates.
Migration and Development in El Salvador: Ideals Versus Reality
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=387
Salvadorans abroad have helped their families economically and, to some extent, decreased poverty levels back home. Yet migration has economic and social costs in El Salvador and has not yet proved to be the answer to its development problems, according to Katharine Andrade-Eekhoff.
CAFTA: What Could It Mean for Migration?
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Feature/display.cfm?id=388
The Central America Free Trade Agreement may be the most important economic event in the region in 20 years. However, it seems unlikely to reverse established migration trends, reports Salomon Cohen.
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