Central American Refugees: Regional Conditions and Prospects and Potential Impact on the United States.

Abstract

Civil strife and deteriorating economic conditions in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala have caused hundreds of thousands of refugees to seek asylum and assistance in other Central American countries, Mexico and the United States. While international organizations and some asylum country governments provide the basic material needs of refugees who seek assistance most refugees remain outside assistance programs. This report discusses the policies of an extent of assistance given to Central American refugees by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and other international organizations, refugees' living conditions and prospects in asylum countries, and U.s. and asylum government policies toward refugees. it also examines (1) the link between assistance and asylum opportunities available to refugees in the region and the possible future migration of refugees to the United States and (2) the potential impact of such migration. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 20, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145520

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Commerce
  • Costa Rica
  • Department Of State
  • Economic Systems
  • El Salvador
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Organizational Structure
  • Social Problems
  • Undocumented Noncitizens
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.