Hope and Hurdles: Refugees’ long road to social and economic integration in Latin America Benoît BosquetJosé Samaniego June 20, 2024 This page in: English Español

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/latinamerica/refugees-long-road-to-integration-in-latin-america Imagine fleeing your home, not out of choice, but necessity, driven by fears of persecution or the stark realities of survival amidst conflict, insecurity, or severe human rights abuses. The journey doesn’t end with crossing a border; it merely enters a new phase of waiting and uncertainty. In seeking safety, one enters a bureaucratic labyrinth for accessing a right to stay, work and provide for one’s family that can extend not just for months but for years, and sometimes decades.