by jpic | Apr 5, 2021 | Formation, News
“Migrants are ruining national economies and should not be allowed to work” Politicians and others have often tried to demonize so-called ‘economic’ migrants in order to rally support for xenophobic policies or create a scapegoat during economic downturns. In reality,...
by jpic | Mar 28, 2021 | Formación, Formation, News
“Migrants only come to Europe and other rich countries” As noted, the term ‘migrant’ has been used as a catch-all when describing potentially broad categories of individuals with a range of legal statuses and protection needs. Irrespective of these classifications,...
by jpic | Mar 13, 2021 | Formation, News
“All migrants are the same” The individual stories of migrants are often unheard, and the public remains largely unaware of what drove them to leave their homes. Instead, government officials, the media, and others have at times broadly portrayed foreigners, including...
by jpic | Feb 12, 2021 | Formación, Formation, News
Franciscans launch an advocacy diagnosis examining Central American exodus caravans, Covid-19, and massive human rights violations. Every year, more than 300,000 people attempt to reach the United States from countries in Northern Central America. Driven from their...
by jpic | Dec 3, 2020 | Formation, News
Migration and the movement of peoples is a phenomenon that is as old as humanity itself. While persistent factors, such as conflict, continue to force people from their homes, climate change and other new drivers also fuel an increase in human mobility globally. Today...
by jpic | Aug 19, 2020 | Formación, Formation, News
There is much discussion about migration outside the country and this course seeks to generate thought and understanding about the starting point of the so-called “caravans” that have emerged since October 2018, given that internal migration is almost...
