Further Reading Sources
Listed below are sources that we at the GHMP find helpful and interesting for our work. While we do not endorse every word of in the content found below, we do believe that these sources help readers engage the migration crisis and better understand the crisis from different perspectives. Additionally, we listed some of the link sources that are featured in each “Learn More” section of the website.
General Reading
The God Who Sees by Karen González
Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Narazio
Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in 40 Questions by Valeria Luiselli
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
From “Home Countries”
El Salvador Historical Timeline: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1220818.stm
Honduras Historical Timeline: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18974519
Guatemala Historical Timeline: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19636725
Northern Triangle History: https://www.teachingcentralamerica.org/history
Northern Triangle Economies: https://data.worldbank.org/country
Migration Country Profiles: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/regions/central-america-caribbean
From “The Journey”
Migrant Routes: https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/central-american-migrants-and-%E2%80%9Cla-bestia%E2%80%9D-route-dangers-and-government-responses
Migrant Smuggling: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/smuggling-of-migrants.html?ref=menuside
Human Trafficking: https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/overview-human-trafficking-and-nijs-role
Migrant Shelters: https://www.bbvaresearch.com/en/publicaciones/map-2020-of-migrant-houses-shelters-and-soup-kitchens-for-migrants-in-mexico/
From “At the Border”
Asylum: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-and-asylum/asylum
Asylum: https://immigrantjustice.org/issues/access-counsel
Credible Fear: https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/refugees-asylum/asylum/questions-answers-credible-fear-screening
Policy Changes: https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/policies-affecting-asylum-seekers-border