Migration of unaccompanied children from Central America : causes, assistance and effectiveness / Angie Hopkins, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hopkins, Angie, editor.

Series:

Immigration in the 21st century: political, social and economic issues.

Immigration in the 21st Century: Political, Social and Economic Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Central America.

Crime.

Violence--Central America.

Violence.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Central America--Social conditions.

Central America.

Central America--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

U.S. agencies have sought to address causes of unaccompanied alien child (UAC) migration through recent programs, such as information campaigns to deter migration, developed in response to the migration increase and other long-standing efforts. The recent migration increase was likely triggered, according to U.S. officials, by several emergent factors such as the increased presence and sophistication of human smugglers (known as coyotes) and confusion over U.S. immigration policy. Officials also noted that certain persistent conditions such as violence and poverty have worsened in certain countries. In addition to long-standing efforts, such as U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) antipoverty programs, agencies have taken new actions. For example, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-led investigative units have increasingly sought to disrupt human smuggling operations. This book reviews U.S. assistance in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras addressing agency-identified causes of UAC migration; how agencies have determined where to locate these assistance efforts; and the extent to which agencies have developed processes to assess the effectiveness of programs seeking to address UAC migration.

Contents:

MIGRATION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN FROM CENTRAL AMERICA CAUSES, ASSISTANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS; MIGRATION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN FROM CENTRAL AMERICA CAUSES, ASSISTANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CENTRAL AMERICA: IMPROVED EVALUATION EFFORTS COULD ENHANCE AGENCY PROGRAMS TO REDUCE UNACCOMPANIED CHILD MIGRATION; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; AGENCIES SEEK TO ADDRESS CAUSES OF UAC MIGRATION WITH RECENTLY DEVELOPED AND LONG-STANDING EFFORTS

AGENCIES HAVE ALIGNED PROGRAM LOCATIONS WITH LONG- TERM STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO REACH MORE COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY UACMIGRATIONMOST AGENCIES HAVE SOME EVALUATION PROCESSES IN PLACE, BUT WEAKNESSES EXIST IN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT OF SOME ANTISMUGGLING PROGRAMS; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: AGENCY FUNDING TO EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, AND HONDURAS OVERALL AND FOR PROGRAMS ADDRESSING CHILD MIGRATION

APPENDIX III: INFORMATION ON AGENCY PROGRAM LOCATIONS AND UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILD APPREHENSIONS BY LOCATION OF ORIGINChapter 2: OPENING STATEMENT RON JOHNSON, CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. HEARING ON "ONGOING MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA:AN EXAMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2015APPREHENSIONS"; Chapter 3: TESTIMONY OF DR. KEVIN CASAS-ZAMORA, SENIOR FELLOW AND DIRECTOR, PETER D. BELL RULE OF LAW PROGRAM, INTER-AMERICAN DIALOGUE. HEARING ON "ONGOING MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA:AN EXAMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2015APPREHENSIONS"

Chapter 4: STATEMENT OF DUNCAN WOOD, DIRECTOR, MEXICO INSTITUTE,WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS. HEARING ON "ONGOING MIGRATION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA: AN EXAMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2015APPREHENSIONS"INTRODUCTION; MEXICO EYES ITS SOUTHERN BORDER; NEW EFFORTS TO CONTROL MIGRATION; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-605-2