Perspectives of Migrations From Central America and Mexico To The United States Under The New Biden Government
Perspectives of Migrations From Central America and Mexico To The United States Under The New Biden Government

Author(s): Selene Gaspar Olvera
Subject(s): Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: anti-immigrant policy; deportations; governments; President Trump; militarized; border; asylum; refugee policies; Mexico; Central America; regional immigration; security policies; migratory;
Summary/Abstract: After four years of his anti-immigrant policy, which continued the deportations from previous governments, President Trump militarized the border, expanded the wall's construction, dismantled the asylum and refugee policies, and subordinated Mexico and Central America to his regional immigration and security policies, which significantly reduced migratory flows from these countries and accentuated the double crisis of both Covid-19 and the economic collapse in the region. The arrival of the new government creates the possibility of reestablishing collaboration mechanisms between countries in the management of migratory flows with a human rights approach to restore access to asylum and refuge, reverse the separation of families, stop the construction of the wall and participate in a proposal for economic development in Central America with a US $ 4 billion investment that affects the structural causes of migration.

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