Asylum-seeking in Latin America and the Caribbean generally remains a rare phenomenon, with rates of 18 claims per million inhabitants in 2013, roughly one-seventh of those seen in Canada and the United States (Table 3). As of 2010, the number of applications has remained at levels below half the averages registered prior to that year, largely … Read more
It has become commonplace to say that the economic crisis of 2008-2009 in many countries was the most serious after the Great Depression. However, the effects of the crisis varied considerably from one country to another, with a significant impact on the main destination countries for immigrants from the Americas, especially Spain and the United States. The … Read more
The stock of immigrants Historically, international migration in the Americas can be characterized by three important periods: a) until around 1950, the countries of the American continent as a whole were destinations for transoceanic immigration from Europe in particular, to later become – with notable exceptions from the United States and Canada – in countries … Read more
Temporary immigration to Bolivia has varied between 17,000 and 26,000 between 2010 and 2012, falling to 18,000 in 2013. Even so, the numbers are much higher than the levels of permanent immigration, which ranged from approximately 1,000 people in 2010 to almost 3,800 in 2013. More than 50% of temporary immigration is due to international … Read more
Chile is attracting an increasing number of immigrants from neighboring countries. For 2013, the number of immigrants who arrived in Chile (permanent and temporary) was more than double the number registered in 2010. However, the foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population remains low and has increased slightly since the 1990s, from 0.8% to … Read more
In many countries of emigration in the Americas, considerable attention is paid to the fate of citizens who have emigrated to other countries, either permanently or temporarily. This is both because countries of origin want to ensure that their citizens are well treated in destination countries and because emigrants, through the remittances they send back to … Read more
People migrate for various reasons, including for work, to carry out a business contract, to get married, to accompany a relative who moves to work or study in another country, to escape persecution, etc. At the same time, destination countries grant, with more or less flexibility or freedom, visas and permits that allow people to enter … Read more
In relative terms, Belize is the Central American country that has received the most immigration since its independence in the early 1980s. Immigration in 2011 stood at 4.3 per thousand in the population, approximately the same relative level as Barbados. . The foreign-born population in 2013 represented 15.3% of the country’s total population, the highest … Read more
It has become relatively common to talk about the changing role of women in migration and in particular the fact that they are increasingly taking a leadership role in migration, with their spouses joining them later. This contrasts with the traditional view of the working man who leaves first, settles down and brings his family once … Read more