Institute for the Study of International Migration

Central America, and particularly Mexico, have traditionally served as transit points for Latin Americans seeking the Sueño Americano. But the last few years have witnessed a striking increase in the number of migrants coming from a more varied set of countries—Chinese, Haitians, Cubans, Afghans, Russians, Ukrainians—who are now traveling north, often through the treacherous Darién Gap and then through Central America and Mexico toward the U.S.

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Central America, and particularly Mexico, have traditionally served as transit points for Latin Americans seeking the Sueño Americano. But the last few years have witnessed a striking increase in the number of migrants coming from a more varied set of countries—Chinese, Haitians, Cubans, Afghans, Russians, Ukrainians—who are now traveling north, often through the treacherous Darién Gap and then through Central America and Mexico toward the U.S.

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