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Title: 91.1% of Guatemalans Migrate to the U.S. for Economic Reasons. Fewer than 1% leave because of violence or gangs.
Post by: rangerrebew on August 07, 2017, 11:32:47 am

91.1% of Guatemalans Migrate to the U.S. for Economic Reasons
Fewer than 1% leave because of violence or gangs.
 
By Kausha Luna on August 7, 2017

Last month, the Guatemalan government participated in the "Encounter with Migrants 2017", an event that aims to bring the Guatemalan migrant community in the United States and Guatemalan entrepreneurs closer together in order to promote investment, boost productivity of remittances, and curb emigration. During the event, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Martínez noted that the majority of Guatemalans migrate to the United States for better economic opportunities.

https://cis.org/Luna/911-Guatemalans-Migrate-US-Economic-Reasons