The stars have aligned in 2024: around half of the global population is living in a country going through an election cycle, according to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Immigration and migration policy have been key issues throughout several campaigns across the globe. In this article, Mount Holyoke News will explore how individual countries and their leaders are navigating the topic of immigration politically during their election cycles.
Guatemalan police and military forces attempted to block 4,000 Honduran migrants from heading north toward Mexico and the U.S. border on Jan. 17. The group confronted a caravan of migrants on a highway in southeastern Guatemala. The police tried to force back the migrants with batons and tear gas but were unsuccessful, as the Honduran migrants broke through them.
BY CASEY ROEPKE ’21
When asylum-seekers reach the U.S.-Mexico border, they have not yet reached the end of their long journey — they are only at the beginning. After traveling for days or weeks with limited resources, migrants still have to go through legal processes of requesting asylum. On Nov. 25, tensions around the border escalated to a visible breaking point at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry in San Diego, California.
