In 2023, the remittances received by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean reached 154,511 million dollars. This value is slightly lower (0.9%) than what we had predicted in our annual projection. The difference is largely due to lower-than-expected growth in the total wage bill of migrant workers in the United States during the final months of 2023. REMITTANCES … [Read more...] about Migrant wages and remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023
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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
Remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean: family bonds across borders
Remittances received in Latin American and the Caribbean during the first half of 2022 reached US$68 billion, continuing the growth trend that has been observed since the second half of 2020 and detailed in the publication “Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis”. In the first quarter, remittances grew to US$31.7 … [Read more...] about Remittances in Latin America and the Caribbean: family bonds across borders
Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean
The new migratory flows in Latin America and the Caribbean have an impact on the laws of the countries of the region. To understand how states are responding to their new migration challenges, a new IDB publication compiles and analyzes the most comprehensive database on Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean. This new database presents information … [Read more...] about Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean