Will Mexico’s Troop Deployments Help Control Migration?
How well will Mexico’s troop deployments work to reduce the flows of migrants to the United States?
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How Will Cutting off U.S. Aid Affect Central America?
What are the consequences of the Trump administration’s decision to cut off aid to Northern Triangle countries?
Latin America Is Already Trump’s 2020 Presidential Campaign Testing Ground
The U.S. president needs to keep cooperating closely with Mexico, steer clear of any military action in Venezuela and refrain from bullying his partners and allies in the region.
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Will We See More Caravans?
As the Honduran migrant caravan reaches Tijuana seeking to cross the border to the United States, important political and humanitarian controversies have sprung around Central American caravans.
Central American Migration: Current Changes and Development Implications
The number of Central American migrants in the United States has nearly doubled from 2000 to present, but the trend changed from 2009 onwards.
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The Migrant Caravan and Immigration Crisis of America
CGTN’s Asieh Namdar spoke with Peter Hakim, president emeritus and senior fellow at the Inter-American Dialogue about the migrant caravan coming from Honduras.
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El plan de “Tolerancia Cero”, ¿es un arma de doble filo?
A poco menos de dos semanas de las elecciones de mitad de período de Estados Unidos, el tema migratorio está en el centro del debate.
Trends in Central American Migration
Manuel Orozco analyzes the current trends in Central American immigration. Although it is a relatively new phenomenon, mostly dating from the late 1970s, its impact in the region and on foreign policy is quite significant.
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Separation, Reunification, and Legal Challenges of Trump’s Policies Towards Immigrant Families
On June 29, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted an event titled “Immigrant Families: Separation, Reunification, and Legal Challenges.” The conversation analyzed Trump administration’s May 2018 “zero tolerance policy.”
Towards an Adjustment of Status for Salvadorans with TPS
In January, 2018 the US government announced that it will not renew Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans. This report will explore the consequences of this decision and offer several proposals for avoiding or mitigating the potential harm to Salvadorans currently protected by TPS.
Violence in Central America: Do no harm, Mr. Trump
Sending back 200,000 Salvadorans to an already strained region flies in the face of the objectives of the Alliance for Prosperity, and is a surefire way to worsen the social ills that lie at the root of the massive exodus to the United States. A chaotic Central America is a story with no winners except criminal syndicates.
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18 meses de prórroga para los salvadoreños
El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos ha decidido terminar con el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) para los inmigrantes de El Salvador, con un período de inactividad de 18 meses. Sin embargo, el canciller Hugo Martínez resalta el plazo otorgado por Washington para la expiración de las preferencias temporales que cobijan a más de 200 mil ciudadanos para septiembre del 2019. El análisis al tema con Manuel Orozco, director del programa de Migración, Desarrollo y Remesas del Diálogo Interamericano.
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How Insecurity Shapes Daily Life in Central America
On October 3, the Inter-American Dialogue hosted an event entitled “How Insecurity Shapes Daily Life in Central America” to discuss a report recently published by the Inter-American Dialogue and the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) on crime avoidance in Central America. The event was moderated by Michael Shifter, with the speakers including Elizabeth Zechmeister, Carole Wilson, Michael Camilleri, and Juan Gonzalez. The panel discussed the report’s methodology and findings, as well as some of the broader implications of the research for policymakers in Latin America and the United States.
Remesas convertidas en ahorro
En alianza con Banpro y la Alianza para las Migraciones en Centroamérica y México, nuestro programa de inclusión financiera generó US$960,000 en ahorros.
Patterns of Central American Migration
Historical legacies of civil war and poorly performing economies within the context of globalization have shaped Central American Migration.