Regional Focus: Americas - Pt. 1

*Canadian Politicians are Playing a Dangerous Game on Migration (The Conversation, Sept. 2018) [text]

Dinámicas Migratorias en Fronteras de Países de América del Sur, Cuadernos Migratorios, no. 10 (IOM, Aug. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

"El Salvador: Civil War, Natural Disasters, and Gang Violence Drive Migration," Migration Information Source, 29 Aug. 2018 [text]

Exporting Murder: US Deportations & the Spread of Violence (SSRN, Aug. 2018) [text]
- See also earlier related paper and Washington Post article.

Fleeing Violence, Nicaraguans Seek Safety in Costa Rica (UNHCR, Aug. 2018) [text]

IACHR and the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Welcome Decision Made by El Salvador’s Constitutional Chamber on Internal Displacement Caused by Violence (Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Aug. 2018) [text]

Indirect Refoulement: Why the US Cannot Create a Safe Third Country Agreement with Mexico (Insightful Immigration Blog, Aug. 2018) [text]

"Nicaraguan Refugee Crisis Growing in Central America," NPR, 23 Aug. 2018 [text]

A 'Safe Third Country' Agreement with Mexico Won’t Fix U.S. Migratory Challenges (Lawfare Blog, Aug. 2018) [text]

Untangling the Current U.S. Refugee Program (Project Ploughshares, Aug. 2018) [text]
- Provides useful summary of recent actions in U.S. to limit refugees and asylum-seekers and suggestions for Canadian response.

"We Can Help Central American Refugees through Regional Protections," Globe and Mail, 11 July 2018 [text]

"What's Driving The Migration Crisis at Our Southern Border?," WBUR, 8 Aug. 2018 [text]

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Related post:
- Regional Focus: Americas (3 Aug. 2018)


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