MPI Report Examines the Fragile but Increasing Capacity in Central America & Mexico to Manage Migration, Sets Out Supporting Role for U.S., International Organizations

WASHINGTON — The region from Panama northward to the U.S.-Mexico border represents a major corridor for unauthorized immigration. While significant attention has trained on U.S. efforts to manage spontaneous flows of irregular migrants and asylum seekers, far less focus has been given to nascent efforts in Central America and Mexico to build migration management and humanitarian protection capacity in recent years.