Understanding Asylum-Seeking Migrant Flows: The U.S.-Latin America Case Study   [open pdf - 2MB]

From the Document: "Recent years have witnessed a global surge of refugee flows to the developed world from failed security environments of the developing world. IC [intelligence community] analysts could better understand this phenomenon by using trends in Latin American migration to the United States as a case study to grasp the applicability of counter-migration deterrence and migration pull-push theories. This 'Research Short' provides analysts with critical tools gleaned from academic literature on migration."