In a Dramatic Shift, the Americas Have Become a Leading Migration Destination

A report from the Migration Policy Institute (In a Dramatic Shift, the Americas Have Become a Leading Migration Destination) found that the number of immigrants living in Latin America and the Caribbean has nearly doubled since 2010, as part of a major shift. In fact, over the last 13 years no other region has experienced a greater relative increase in international migration.  In this article, MPI experts provide a sweeping overview of a profound change being driven by political and economic crises, new free-movement arrangements, and other trends.

Figure 1 from the Report. Number of Immigrants in Latin American and the Caribbean, 1990-2022*

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