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Central America

Inhalt Costa Rica Transit migration in Mexico Mexico Background information Immigration Emigration Irregular Migration State Policies Challenges References

The Central American countries are transit points for many people on their way to the USA, hoping for better lives. However, countries such as Mexico and Costa Rica are also destinations for immigrants. The regional profile sheds light on mobility within the region and beyond its borders.

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Costa Rica – A Country of Immigration and Transit

Costa Rica is a top destination in Latin America for economic and humanitarian migrants. It is also an important transit country for irregularized migrants travelling overland towards the USA.

Cynthia Mora-Izaguirre

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Mexico

Mexico is a country of immigration, transmigration – mostly from Central America to the U.S. – and emigration, mostly to the U.S. The country profile by David Fitzgerald was published in 2010.