Central American Refugees

In the last decade, more than 1,600,000 Central Americans have become refugees. Most of them are Salvadoreans andGuatemalans fleeing military repression.What is their destination?Most Guatemalans cross the border over tro Mexico.Some of them "make it" to the United States, where they join the army of "illegals".Salvadoreans move in various directions: Nicaragua" Costa Rica, Panama, Belize, Honduras, Mexico and the Uniaed States.Some of these countries (Honduras and Mexico) place refugees in camps.Other countries (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize) offer so-called "durable solutions" projects designed to make refugees self-sufficient.Guatemala does not recognize refugees.Mexico, in addition to main- taining camps, implements some agricultural projects for Guatemalans.Many of these refugees, with or without legal status, in camps or integrated into projects, apply for third country resettlemen[ in Canada or Australia.Why do so many refugees prefer settlement in distant countries in spite of the language barrier and problems of cultural adaptation they will have to f ace?What are the problems with "regional resettlenpnt

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