Latin America and Caribbean Initiative
MPI's Global Program launched the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative (LACI) in 2018 to make sense of a rapidly changing migration landscape and to generate practical ideas for managing diverse mobility while harnessing its benefits. The Initiative combines rigorous, policy-relevant research with direct engagement with decisionmakers to help governments and institutions build functional migration systems that are orderly, rights respecting, and aligned with broader development goals. For more on LACI's work, visit its About page.
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Record-Breaking Migrant Encounters at the U.S.-Mexico Border Overlook the Bigger Story
Headlines focusing on the record-breaking nature of the 2.4 million migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal year 2022 overlook the much bigger story: Migrant and asylum seeker flows have rapidly diversified beyond Mexico and northern Central America and as a result, U.S. enforcement policies are misaligned. Today's reality sharply underscores the need for new regional approaches, this commentary argues.
Labor Migration and Development in Central America
Experts discussed challenges faced by countries of origin and destination in ensuring mutual benefits through labor migration and migration and development strategies in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
Promising Alternatives to Irregular Migration: Expanding Temporary Worker Programs in Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica
This webinar examined the potential for Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica to expand temporary worker programs for Central Americans, possibly converting some irregular flows into legal ones.
A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas
The presidents of Colombia and Ecuador spoke at this high-level event held on the sidelines of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, focusing on the integration of Venezuelans in the Americas.
Temporary Worker Programs in Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica: Promising Pathways for Managing Central American Migration?
With reforms, temporary worker programs in Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica could become viable legal pathways for Central Americans while meeting labor needs.
The Los Angeles Declaration Could Represent a Big Step for Real Migration Cooperation across the Americas
The Los Angeles Agreement on Migration and Protection signed by leaders from 20 countries across the Western Hemisphere at the 2022 Summit of the Americas marks a significant step forward in creating a common language and a coherent set of ideas for more cooperatively managing migration movements across a region that has seen very significant mobility in recent years, as this commentary explains.
Seeking Safety: Regional Protection Options for Central Americans
Speakers offered analysis on regional resettlement and humanitarian channels for Central Americans, along with specific actions the United States and Canada could take.
Humanitarian Pathways for Central Americans: Assessing Opportunities for the Future
Resettlement and humanitarian pathways in the United States and Mexico for Central Americans remain limited but can grow with stronger NGO capacity and faster processing.
Beyond the Border: Opportunities for Managing Regional Migration between Central and North America
With migration from Central America increasing, the region from Canada to Panama faces an opportunity to build an effective regional approach to migration by focusing on several areas that are ripe for significant policy innovation. This commentary sketches a vision, offering a road map to more detailed research that outlines strategies for cooperation on legal pathways, humanitarian protection, migration management, and sustainable development.
Understanding Drivers of Irregular Migration from Guatemala
This event explored changing migration patterns from Guatemala, how policymakers and development practitioners can help create livelihood options, address drivers of migration, and provide alternatives to irregular migration.
