The Dynamics of Migration: Cross-Border Movements between Central America and the US

A seminar organized in cooperation with the Mexican Embassy in Copenhagen

Migration is one of the important themes on the international political agenda. The Mexican-US border is among the busiest in the world. The scale of Latino immigration has significant socioeconomic consequences for the US and has triggered a far-reaching public policy debate in Washington DC and the states. However, although commentaries have emphasised the impact of immigration on the US, immigration is also leading to profound changes in Mexico and the other countries of Latin America. The seminar will consider developments in both South and North America so as to offer a comprehensive picture of the migration process.

Programme:

13.00 Opening:

Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, Director of the Center for the Study of the Americas

HE Martha Barcena Coqui, Ambassador of Mexico to Denmark

Nancy Foner (City University of New York),
.

13.45 Questions and answers + short break

14.00
(Colegio de México),
.

14.30 Anne Magnussen (University of Southern Denmark),
.

15.00 Debate

15.15 Coffee break

15.35 Ken Henriksen (University of Aarhus),
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16.05
(Colegio de Sonora),
.

16.35 Debate

17.00 End of seminar