Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative?

There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. More than half of this population is from Mexico (37%) and Central America (19%) (Figure 1). Over the past four years, annual apprehensions of foreign nationals at U.S. borders—most along the border with Mexico—have fluct...

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Main Authors: Hernandez, Manuel A., Piñeiro, Valeria, Berrospi, Maria Lucia
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177927
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description There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. More than half of this population is from Mexico (37%) and Central America (19%) (Figure 1). Over the past four years, annual apprehensions of foreign nationals at U.S. borders—most along the border with Mexico—have fluctuated between 1.6 million and 2.2 million. About two-thirds of these migrants are similarly from Mexico and Central America, particularly Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador.
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spelling CGSpace1779272025-11-14T17:17:20Z Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative? Hernandez, Manuel A. Piñeiro, Valeria Berrospi, Maria Lucia migration foreign investment development programmes There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. More than half of this population is from Mexico (37%) and Central America (19%) (Figure 1). Over the past four years, annual apprehensions of foreign nationals at U.S. borders—most along the border with Mexico—have fluctuated between 1.6 million and 2.2 million. About two-thirds of these migrants are similarly from Mexico and Central America, particularly Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. 2025-03-10 2025-11-14T17:17:19Z 2025-11-14T17:17:19Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177927 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294417_07 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137042 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.137039 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2023.106422 Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute Hernandez, Manuel A.; Piñeiro, Valeria; and Berrospi, Maria Lucia. 2025. Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative? IFPRI Blog Post. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/can-foreign-aid-curb-migration-to-the-u-s-by-creating-a-better-alternative/
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Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative?
title Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative?
title_full Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative?
title_fullStr Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative?
title_full_unstemmed Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative?
title_short Can foreign aid curb migration to the U.S. by creating a better alternative?
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foreign investment
development programmes
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