Regional Focus: Americas

Addressing the Migration Bottleneck in Southern Mexico (International Crisis Group, April 2018) [text]

*Canada’s Refugee Strategy: How It Can Be Improved, SPP Briefing Paper, vol. 11:14 (Univ. of Calgary, April 2018) [text]
- See also related Star article.

Containing the Shock Waves from Venezuela (International Crisis Group, March 2018) [text]

The Deterrence Effect of Immigration Enforcement in Transit Countries: Evidence from Central American Deportees, Ruhr Economic Paper, no. 749 (Ruhr Universität Bochum, April 2018) [text via SSRN]

*How to Contain the Deepening Crisis in Venezuela (World Economic Forum Blog, April 2018) [text]

Mexico: Still Not Safe for Refugees and Migrants, Fact Sheet (Human Rights First, March 2018) [text]

"Migration in Brazil: The Making of a Multicultural Society," Migration Information Source, 29 March 2018 [text]

Proyecto de Caracterización de población Proveniente de Venezuela en Colombia: Resumen Ejecutivo (UNHCR, Dec. 2017; updated Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Regional Action Plan: Strengthening the Regional Response to Large-scale Migration of Venezuelan Nationals into South America, North America, Central America and the Caribbean (IOM, April 2018) [text]

Response Stepped Up in Brazil as Venezuelan Arrivals Grow (UNHCR, April 2018) [text]

The Unsafe Third Country Agreement (The Migrationist Blog, April 2018) [text]

Using Frozen Assets to Assist the Forcibly Displaced: A Policy Proposal for Canada, Discussion Paper, no. 2 (World Refugee Council & Centre for International Governance Innovation, April 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Venezuelans Flee to Colombia to Escape Hunger, but Find Little Relief (Refugees Deeply, April 2018) [text]

Venezuelans Seeking Asylum in EU Up by Almost 800% in Two Years (EASO, April 2018) [text]

When Refugees Lead: A Conversation with Canada’s Refugees Minister (Refugees Deeply, April 2018) [text]

Resource:

Crossing the Line (Human Rights First & RYOT Studio) [Pt. 1] [Pt. 2]
- Two-part virtual reality video series that "brings viewers face to face with the refugee crisis happening...along the United States’ southern border with Mexico."

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Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (20 March 2018)

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