![]() ![]() ![]() However, this trend began to change in 2014, and since 2016 the number of migrants from the Northern Triangle actually has exceeded the number of Mexican migrants. Until recently, the largest number of migrants entering the country between ports of entry (POEs) were from Mexico. Customs and Border Control, Retrieved July 22, 2019, from. Border Patrol Nationwide Apprehensions by Citizenship and Sector in FY2007-FY2018. While the number of migrants trying to cross the southern border between ports of entry annually has remained relatively stable during the past 10 years at around 400,000 per year, the demographic makeup of those migrants has changed considerably, with Northern Triangle migrants accounting for a considerable share of the total since 2014. The data regarding migration from Central America does not explain whether people are coming because of push or pull factors, but the recent increases suggest new motivations for migration. Central American Migrants Coming to the U.S. Īlthough the general “push” and “pull” factors describe motivational trends and patterns, they do not account for the specific and personal reasons for migrating that are unique to every individual. Common “pull” factors include more economic and work opportunities, the possibility of being reunited with family members, and a better quality of life, including access to adequate education and health care. Common “push” factors include violence, gender inequality, political corruption, environmental degradation and climate change, as well as lack of access to adequate health care and education. “Push” factors are conditions in migrants’ home countries that make it difficult or even impossible to live there, while “pull” factors are circumstances in the destination country that make it a more attractive place to live than their home countries. Individuals around the globe migrate for a broad variety of reasons, which can be conceptualized in two general terms: “push” and “pull” factors. primarily because of real fears about their futures - fears that “push” them northward despite increased border security and stricter U.S. Past research has suggested that some come primarily for the social and economic benefits of living in the U.S., but more recent findings suggest that more decide to begin new lives in the U.S. or because of the “push” factors motivating them to leave their countries of origin is unresolved. Unfortunately, the debate about whether migrants come primarily because of the “pull” factors to the U.S. is crucial to reaching well-focused immigration and foreign policy solutions to the increasing migrant flows from Central America. Understanding the motives that lead migrants to the U.S. for varying reasons, and comprehensive data about these reasons is unavailable. Migrants from Central America leave their home countries and undergo the often dangerous journey to the U.S. ports of entry to apply for asylum rather than attempt unauthorized border crossings. Most of the Northern Triangle migrants have been unaccompanied children and families rather than individual adults, and an increasing number of families and unaccompanied children also present themselves at one of the U.S. In 2018, most migrants were from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala - often referred to collectively as the “Northern Triangle countries” because they are the three northernmost Central American countries. through its southern border were from Mexico. In 2007, the vast majority of migrants attempting to enter the U.S. ![]() However, the demographic composition of people attempting to cross the border has changed considerably over the past decade. Every day, asylum seekers and other migrants are coming to the U.S. For centuries, the United States has been a popular destination for migrants from around the world. ![]()
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