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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.

Special Issue Image 
Central American migrant resting in Guatemala
Articles for Special Issue 
Central America: Crossroads of the Americas
Mexico: Caught Between the United States and Central America
Canada: A Northern Refuge for Central Americans
Migration and Development in El Salvador: Ideals Versus Reality
Remittance Trends in Central America
CAFTA: What Could It Mean for Migration?
The Central American Foreign Born in the United States in 2004
Central Americans and Asylum Policy in the Reagan Era
National Policies and the Rise of Transnational Gangs
Issue Date 
Saturday, April 1, 2006
Regions 
Central America & the Caribbean
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Type 
Articles
Image Credit 
Ana Marcela Cerdas Jimenez/IOM
Source URL:https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/migration-information-source/special-issue-central-america