The Central American Migration Crisis CURRENT EVENTS IN US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS

A. Statistical Data on Child Migration  Unaccompanied Alien Children Encountered by Fiscal Year  Fiscal Years ; Fiscal Year 2015 to date (October 1, July 31, 2015)  CountryFY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015  El Salvador1,2211,9101,3943,3145,99016,4046,669  Guatemala1,1151,5171,5653,8358,06817,05710,756  Honduras 9681, ,9976,74718,2443,838  Mexico 16,11413,72411,76813,97417,24015,6349,146  U.S. Customs and Border Protection Data

Images of Children Migrants

Crossing and Detention

B. Initial Discussion on Migration  Why migration from Central America to the U.S.?  Why children?  Migration elsewhere in the world?  New York Times article: “Central America’s Unresolved Migrant Crisis”

C. Which way Home? Honduran Child Migrants to the U.S.  Rebecca Cammisa, “Best Interanational Television Program”

D. Evaluation  Implications of migration for Central America?  Implications of migration for the U.S.?  Implications of migration for governments?  Implications of migration for the people and communities involved?  Using the nationalist and radical perspectives, analyze child migrations… (Separate into two groups, process and discuss)  How does this current issue relate to U.S.-Latin American relations?  Conclusions…