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The Complex Motivations and Costs of Central American Migration

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This report takes an in-depth look at the motivations and costs of migration through a unique survey of thousands of households in three Central American countries – El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras

The following report offers an in-depth look at the motivations and costs of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to the United States. Its data and information come from face-to-face and online surveys carried out by WFP among thousands of households in these three Central American countries. The document also makes a series of recommendations to help curb the flow of migration.