Date of Completion
2020
Document Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Political Science
Thesis Type
Honors College
First Advisor
Caroline Beer
Second Advisor
Teresa Mares
Third Advisor
Sarah Osten
Keywords
immigration, Honduras, US policy
Abstract
This thesis examines the relationship between out-migration from Honduras, US policy, and conditions in Honduras. More particularly, it examines the violent and repressive conditions in Honduras along with US Military Assistance from 1980 to 2017. I look at the impact of US immigration policy on migration flows into the United States. Using data from World Bank databank, the US Foreign Aid Greenbook, the World Development Report, the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), and the Political Terror Scale (PTS), I argue that violent conditions in Honduras, US military aid, and US immigration policy have significantly contributed to the ongoing exodus from Honduras to the United States between 1980 and 2017.
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Recommended Citation
Meurs, Annika M., "Honduras: Factors Underlying Immigration to the United States" (2020). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 353.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/353