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 Cambio de los Patrones y Políticas Migratorios en las Américas

    América Latina ha pasado de ser una región de emigración a convertirse en uno de los destinos migratorios de más rápido crecimiento del mundo, impulsada en parte por el desplazamiento masivo de Venezuela y las crisis regionales que se entrecruzan.

    Migrantes venezolanos en la frontera colombiana.

    Changing Migration to Costa Rica

    This webinar explored Costa Rica's immigrant integration policies and migration system amid growing flows of Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, and extracontinental migrants.