Migration movements in the south border of México with Guatemala, has motivated serious social, economic and politic un-stability in both countries. During the last decades of the XX-th century, the sites of the south zone have become in zones with high violence indexes, delinquency and...

This essay analyzes the impact of economic fluctuations on migration flows. To do so, the determinants of the inflows and outflows of migrants have been estimated. We find significant evidence on the effect that the macroeconomic fluctuations on the short run has on both flows, although the...

This article describes the immigration of the Spanish Regional Community of Valencia. The population of Spain has jumped to 44 million people, thanks to almost 4 million new immigrants. Much of the present migration is to cities. Foreigners make up 19 percent of the population (and 28 percent of...