¿Por qué las familias están abandonando Centroamérica?
Desde los inicios de la historia de Estados Unidos, nuestra nación ha recibido a quienes escapan de la persecución y la pobreza. Como en el pasado, en años recientes, las personas que toman la decisión de dejar su hogar y venir a Estados Unidos, generalmente han tenido muy pocas opciones. Factores más allá de su control han provocado que sus circunstancias estén marcadas por hambre y violencia para poder quedarse.
Estas causas de migración son a menudo referidas como “factores que empujan a la emigración”, porque muchos migrantes de Centroamérica están siendo “forzados” hacia Estados Unidos por las condiciones en sus hogares, en lugar de “jalados” por las oportunidades. Los factores principales que empujan la emigración son el hambre, la violencia y la pobreza extrema.
La inmigración indocumentada se trata menos de Estados Unidos y más sobre el hambre, la pobreza extrema y el conflicto en tres países del Triángulo Norte de Centroamérica—Guatemala, El Salvador, y Honduras. La guerra y la pobreza extrema han creado situaciones similares en Siria, Nigeria, Yemen y Myanmar. La emigración forzada está en aumento alrededor del mundo.
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