Migration in the Caribbean : A Path to Development?
Between 1989 and 2001, over 1.4 million Caribbean nationals migrated legally to the United States. In 2003, they sent over US$38 billion worth of remittances. In Guyana, over 60 percent of university graduates have emigrated. These figures beg the...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/5408544/migration-caribbean-path-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10359 |
| Summary: | Between 1989 and 2001, over 1.4 million
Caribbean nationals migrated legally to the United States.
In 2003, they sent over US$38 billion worth of remittances.
In Guyana, over 60 percent of university graduates have
emigrated. These figures beg the question: Is migration a
path to development in the Caribbean? Migration, described
as embedded in the Caribbean psyche, is a fact of life in
the region. Every year, large numbers of Caribbean nationals
emigrate to other countries for work, education or other
reasons. International migration affects both the country of
origin and the recipient country, and creates a class of
transnational citizens, known as the diaspora, with close
ties to their country of origin. |
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