María Jesús Mora
María Jesús Mora is an Associate Policy Analyst with the Latin America and Caribbean Initiative at MPI. Her research includes migration patterns within Latin America, migration governance, and integration.
She is particularly focused on responses to Nicaraguan and Venezuelan migration in Costa Rica and South America, respectively. Previously, she was a consultant at MPI and interned for The Nation, North American Congress on Latin America, Red de Pueblos Transnacionales, and the National Council to Prevent Discrimination in Mexico.
Ms. Mora holds an undergraduate degree in sociology and history from New York University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
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El financiamiento cambiante de las respuestas al desplazamiento venezolano
La financiación de la respuesta de América Latina al desplazamiento venezolano ha evolucionado con el tiempo, y los recortes de la ayuda internacional exigen nuevos enfoques.
The Shifting Financing of Responses to Venezuelan Displacement
Financing for Latin American responses to Venezuelan displacement has changed over the years, and new approaches are needed in light of foreign aid cuts.
What Can Latin America Learn from Brazil’s Pragmatic, Politically Durable Migration Approach?
Brazil’s migration approach, which has endured across ideologically varied administrations, offers a model for other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, centering jobs, interiorization, and legal status for newcomers.
¿Qué puede aprender América Latina del enfoque migratorio de Brasil, su pragmatismo y continuidad política?
El enfoque migratorio de Brasil, que ha mantenido su continuidad bajo gobiernos de distintas orientaciones ideológicas, ofrece lecciones para otros países de América Latina y el Caribe al centrarse en el empleo, la integración en distintas zonas del país y la regularización migratoria de los recién llegados.
Rebuilding Lives in Guatemala: Understanding Returnee Profiles and Reintegration Challenges
Guatemalan returnees’ profile is changing, as they often have lived outside Guatemala for longer and have deep roots elsewhere. This report analyzes ways to strengthen reintegration services.
Reconstruyendo vidas en Guatemala: Entendiendo los perfiles de los migrantes retornados y los retos para su reintegración
El perfil de los migrantes guatemaltecos que están siendo forzados a retornar a Guatemala ha mostrado señales de cambio. Este informe analiza las oportunidades para fortalecer los servicios de reintegración.
Future-Ready Cities: Unlocking Immigrant Talent for Inclusive Economic Growth
How cities can invest strategically in labor market integration and immigrant inclusion as part of efforts to boost local economic growth?
Creating Inclusive Urban Economies for Migrants and Refugees
Cities hold powerful levers to turn migrants' and refugees' underused talent into economic growth—but doing so requires moving beyond first-job placement toward durable inclusion.
Making Migrant Return and Reintegration Sustainable: Lessons from two continents
This conversation explored emerging models, policy shifts, and lessons learned from the European and Latin American approaches to reintegration and support for returning migrants.
Consideraciones clave para futuros programas de protección temporal y regularización en América Latina
Con base en 11 estudios de caso, el MPI concluye que más de 24 programas de protección temporal en América Latina han ayudado a millones, pero rara vez ofrecen vías hacia la permanencia.
