Americas Society/Council of the Americas strongly disagrees with the zero-tolerance immigration policy as currently being implemented.
Immigration
Americas Society/Council of the Americas strongly disagrees with the zero-tolerance immigration policy as currently being implemented.
With nearly 38 million Latin American migrants worldwide, we break down emigration rates by country.
“The U.S. economy will also suffer...those Salvadorans who do not return will be forced into the underground economy, thus increasing the problem of illegal immigration overnight,” highlighted AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on Trump's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Salvadorans in the United States.
The scale of Central American youth migration to the U.S. is staggering. Understanding its causes will help policymakers respond more effectively.
The majority of persons trafficked in Central America are underage girls.
Trump’s push for more detentions with fewer protections will endanger more lives, advocates say.