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Immigration: Complexities and Challenges
Regardless of who’s in charge, immigration and the U.S. government’s approach to it is a thorny topic. Researchers across Duke are informing the debates with factual data on why and how people immigrate to the U.S., what happens after they arrive and how immigration affects everyone involved.
HOW VIOLENCE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ARE DRIVING MIGRATION
Long-term solutions to the increasing number of migrants crossing the U.S. border with Mexico requires research into what drives migration.
Sarah Bermeo, director of graduate studies at the Duke Center for International Development, found immigration from Honduras – which jumped sharply in 2019 after years of steady increase – has resulted from persistent violence coupled with sharp increases in food insecurity linked to climate change.