Creativity amid Crisis: Legal Pathways for Venezuelan Migrants in Latin America
Date of Publication
2019 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Migration
Keywords
Migration, Employment & the EconomyIllegal Immigration & Interior EnforcementImmigrant IntegrationChildren & Family PolicyImmigration Policy & LawIntegration PolicyLegalization/RegularizationVisa PolicyInternational GovernanceInternational CooperationRefugee & Asylum PolicyAsylum Seekers
Description
As more than 3 million Venezuelans have fled a rapidly collapsing economy, severe food and medical shortages, and political strife, neighboring countries—the primary recipients of these migrants—have responded with creativity and pragmatism. This policy brief explores how governments in South America, Central America, and Mexico have navigated decisions about whether and how to facilitate their entry and residence. It also examines challenges on the horizon as few Venezuelans will be able to return home any time soon.
Creativity amid Crisis: Legal Pathways for Venezuelan Migrants in Latin America
As more than 3 million Venezuelans have fled a rapidly collapsing economy, severe food and medical shortages, and political strife, neighboring countries—the primary recipients of these migrants—have responded with creativity and pragmatism. This policy brief explores how governments in South America, Central America, and Mexico have navigated decisions about whether and how to facilitate their entry and residence. It also examines challenges on the horizon as few Venezuelans will be able to return home any time soon.
