Socioeconomic Integration of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees: The Cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
Date of Publication
2021 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Migration
Keywords
Migration, Coronavirus (COVID-19) EducationK-12 EducationPostsecondary EducationEmployment & the EconomyRecession & EmploymentIllegal Immigration & Interior EnforcementImmigrant IntegrationBrain Waste & Credential RecognitionHealth & Welfare BenefitsSocial Cohesion & IdentityImmigrant Profiles & DemographicsInternational DataImmigration Policy & LawIntegration PolicyLegalization/RegularizationInternational GovernanceInternational OrganizationsMigration & DevelopmentRemittancesRefugee & Asylum PolicyAsylum Seekers
Description
At least 4.6 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees are living in other Latin American and Caribbean countries, with many having moved since 2015 as political and economic conditions in Venezuela deteriorated. As it has become clear that many of the displaced will remain abroad for an extended period, if not permanently, focus has begun to shift from the provision of humanitarian aid for new arrivals to include facilitating their integration into receiving-country labor markets, health-care and education systems, and local communities.
Socioeconomic Integration of Venezuelan Migrants and Refugees: The Cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru
At least 4.6 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees are living in other Latin American and Caribbean countries, with many having moved since 2015 as political and economic conditions in Venezuela deteriorated. As it has become clear that many of the displaced will remain abroad for an extended period, if not permanently, focus has begun to shift from the provision of humanitarian aid for new arrivals to include facilitating their integration into receiving-country labor markets, health-care and education systems, and local communities.
