MPI Webinar
                           

   

Changing Migration to Costa Rica and Implications for Immigrant Integration Policy

TOMORROW, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2021
3:00 P.M. ET (DC, New York), 2:00 P.M. CT (Bogotá / Quito / Lima / Chicago), 12:00 P.M. PT (Los Angeles)

 

SPEAKERS:
Silvia Lara Povedano, Minister of Labor and Social Security, Costa Rica
 
Priscilla Zuñiga, Deputy Minister of Governance and Police, Costa Rica
 
Xinia Chaves Quirós, Executive Director, Costa Rica’s Coffee Institute
 
Manuel Orozco, Director, Migration, Remittances, and Development Program, Inter-American Dialogue
 
Cindy Regidor, Journalist, Confidencial
 
María Jesús Mora, Research Assistant, Latin American and Caribbean Initiative, Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
 

INTRODUCTION:
Andrew Selee, President, MPI

MODERATOR:
Diego Chaves-González, Senior Manager, Latin American and Caribbean Initiative, MPI 
 
Location
MPI WEBINAR
  
   

Within Latin America, Costa Rica is a top immigrant-destination country. New dynamics emerged beginning in 2015 as migration flows became increasingly mixed, with the arrival of refugees, seasonal and permanent immigrants, and extracontinental migrants transiting the country en route to destinations further north. With increasing numbers of Venezuelans and extracontinental migrants, and more recently a surge in Nicaraguan arrivals, there are greater pressures on the Costa Rican migration system’s capacity. The arrivals also have tested society’s acceptance of immigrants amid the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, which strained government resources and presented unique challenges for migrants. Yet migration holds opportunities as Costa Rica potentially stands to benefit from this influx of human capital if properly managed.
 
Join the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) for the release of a report examining the state of Costa Rica’s institutional framework and initiatives supporting the integration of migrants and refugees, a particularly critical policy area as the immigrant population continues to grow. The discussion, which will feature key Costa Rican government officials and members of civil society, will explore where the migration system is most advanced and where challenges remain, along with how to better foster immigrant integration, in particular for recent arrivals, as well as social cohesion. Topics will include regularization and registration, health, employment, and education.

The event will be in Spanish with English translation.
   
    

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www.migrationpolicy.org

    

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