Why is the Northern Triangle so violent?

The Northern Triangle has struggles with chronic violence, attributable to longstanding civil war and political instability in the region and expansive criminal networks, such as the transnational criminal organizations, including 18th Street (M-18) and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13).

What are the problems of the Northern Triangle?

Many interrelated factors are driving people from the Northern Triangle, including lack of economic opportunity, environmental challenges, and chronic violence. Many of the region’s economic problems stem from deep-rooted violence.

What is the Northern Triangle of countries?

The Northern Triangle of Central America encompasses three countries (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) and 218 municipalities with high migration rates, in which 25\% of the population is between 15 and 35 years of age.

What were the key events push and pull factors for immigrant groups coming to America?

Push factors encourage people to leave their points of origin and settle elsewhere, while pull factors attract migrants to new areas. For example, high unemployment is a common push factor, while an abundance of jobs is an effective pull factor.

What are 5 pull factors?

Push and pull factors

• Economic migration – to find work or follow a particular career path.
• Social migration – for a better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends.
• Political migration – to escape political persecution or war.
• Environmental – to escape natural disasters such as flooding.

What were the push and pull factors?

Push factors “push” people away from their home and include things like war. Pull factors “pull” people to a new home and include things like better opportunities. The reasons people migrate are usually economic, political, cultural, or environmental.

What kind of violence is in Guatemala?

Public Security, Corruption, and Criminal Justice Violence and extortion by powerful criminal organizations remain serious problems in Guatemala. Gang-related violence is an important factor prompting people, including unaccompanied children and young adults, to leave the country.

Is Guatemala rich or poor?

The Guatemalan economy is the largest in Central America. It grew 3.3 percent on average from 2015 to 2018. However, Guatemala remains one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, having highly unequal incomes and chronically malnourished children.

Is war a push factor?

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