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This study was sponsored by the Hemispheric Migration Project of the Center for Immigration Policy and Refugee Assistance of Georgetown University. It analyses the prospects for repatriation under the two-year civilian rule of President Vinicio Cerezo for the Guatemalan refugees who entered Mexico between 1981 and 1983. The prospects for repatriation are explored from two related perspectives. First, the broad political, social, and economic conditions in Guatemala are examined, focusing on human rights, the land situation, and the role of the military and the church perspective. The author emphasizes that if civil rights cannot be guaranteed, then repatriation places the refugees in potenti...
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The return of democracy to Argentina in 1983 and Uruguay in 1985 led to a return migration in both countries. This process was perceived differently by both societies, and different mechanisms were set up in each one to facilitate the reintegration of the returning migrants. In this report, the authors analyse two areas: first, the responses of Argentina and Uruguay to the return of the emigrants; and second, the effectiveness of the mechanisms these two societies established to promote the reintegration of their returning fellow citizens. Part I of the report deals with perception of return in both Rio de la Plata and Uruguay. In a separate section, the authors analyse the factors influenci...
This study compares the Mexican and US responses to the massive influx of Central Americans over the past decade. It underscores the pervasive confusion and disagreement in both countries over the appropriate criteria and jurisdictions for decision-making. The authors state that approximately 87 to 88 percent of all Central Americans who have left their respective countries are in either Mexico or the United States. They show that recognition of a refugee or group of refugees is not always based on an evaluation of the causes of flight, but that foreign policy considerations and domestic political factors are equally important in determining the reaction of the receiving country. An argument...