Americas
Documents relating to the Americas region.
- Malkovich to film documentary about migrants
- Press release announcing the filming of a documentary, "Triple Crossing," on the illegal immigration of children into the United States with a special focus on human dignity.
- Unauthorized migration: US policy responses in comparative perspective
- Research presented at the 2008 Global Forum on Migration and Development on the difficulties of irregular migration and the vulnerability of irregular migrants to smuggling and human trafficking.
- Fostering more opportunities for legal migration in North America
- This paper outlines the Temporary Legal Migration Programs (TLMPs) in North America that allow migrants to acquire employment and aid in the development of their countries of origin. The goal of these programs is to aid migrants so that their human rights and dignity remain intact, while also being protected from smuggling and human trafficking.
- Statement of the ICMC to the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families: Ecuador
- The International Catholic Migration Commission welcomes the first report submitted to the Committee on Migrant Workers by Ecuador and present a series of questions to the government concerning the protection of migrant workers and their families residing in and originating from Ecuador.
- The mental health needs of immigrants
- An American Psychological Association document on the concerns regarding the mental health of immigrants in the United States and recommendations to ameliorate the situation.
- Statement of the ICMC to the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families: El Salvador
- ICMC welcomes the first report submitted to the Migrant Workers Committee by El Salvador and presents a series of questions to the Government regarding the protection of migrant workers both residing in and originating from El Salvador.
- Statement of the ICMC to the UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families: Republic of Bolivia
- The International Catholic Migration Commission welcomes the first report submitted to the Committee on Migrant Workers by the Republic of Bolivia and presents a series of questions to the Government concerning the protection of migrant workers residing in and originating from the Republic of Bolivia.
