1. Fleeing Violence in Central America: Time to Implement Canada’s Resettlement Policies
- Author:
- Rachel Kiddell-Monroe and Celine de Richoufftz
- Publication Date:
- 12-2019
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University
- Abstract:
- Canada should take proactive and concrete actions to protect Northern Central American refugees fleeing violence including: Implementing its policy to offer resettlement to Central American refugees caught in legal limbo in Mexico. Ensuring it welcomes asylum seekers who are at risk under the US immigration system. Supporting Northern Central American states in their efforts to build fairer and more efficient immigration systems. Advocating for safe passages, legal pathways and for an end to the criminalization of clandestine immigration.
- Topic:
- Immigration, Border Control, Refugees, Violence, and Asylum
- Political Geography:
- Central America, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador