“Migrants come to take our jobs.” “Migrants increase crime.” “Migrants are not educated.” “Migrants are an expense for my country.” “Migrants have no right to live in my country.” Phrases like these are frequent on social media, the media, and public conversation in many of the countries in our region. As the studies of our Public Perceptions Laboratory on Migration … [Read more...] about 4 answers to myths about migration
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Measuring the Socio-economic Integration of Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean
Over the last decade, the migration landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has changed significantly. By 2022, the region had over 43 million Latin Americans and Caribbeans living outside their countries of origin, with almost a quarter of them residing in other LAC countries. Additionally, the region faces the largest-ever displacement crisis in the Americas. Of … [Read more...] about Measuring the Socio-economic Integration of Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean
Using Artificial Intelligence to promote migrant integration
New Technologies, and especially the application of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data analysis, can be an ally for Latin America and the Caribbean countries that, with scarce resources, are facing the biggest migratory challenges in the regions’ history. The access to data and information about the characteristics, location, and perceptions of the migrant population and … [Read more...] about Using Artificial Intelligence to promote migrant integration
How to get migrants jobs and boost economic development for all
"The minute a refugee gets a job, they stop being a refugee." Some time ago Chobani's CEO and TENT founder, Kurd immigrant himself Hamdi Ulukaya, said it while discussing inclusion programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with the IDB. There is nothing more powerful for the integration of migrants and refugees than a job. Access to the labor market is not only … [Read more...] about How to get migrants jobs and boost economic development for all
Reasons for optimism in remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean?
In April of last year, a variety of analysts announced the potential for a decline of over 20% in global remittances as a result of the pandemic. The anticipated losses of employment for the closure of businesses, as well as the closure of many of the businesses where migrants sent money and where their families received it, would have had a negative impact on remittances. If … [Read more...] about Reasons for optimism in remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean?