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The peak fro Cuban migrants was 120,000 in 1980, 38k is paltry by comparison but is recently driven by the absolute breakdown in services in Cuba. Agricultural
by ch4s3 4y ago
The peak fro Cuban migrants was 120,000 in 1980, 38k is paltry by comparison but is recently driven by the absolute breakdown in services in Cuba. Agricultural output in Cuba has been trending down since the collapse of the USSR but was briefly buoyed by free oil from Venezuela. Venezuela is a failed state, and obviously not because of climate. The decimation of agriculture there had more to do with government intervention and expropriations.
Nicaragua is in the midst of a decade of political turmoil and Ortega is actively deporting dissidents. People are fleeing persecution in droves, not a climate disaster.
Haiti is literally without a functioning government, which is why people are leaving.
Brazil is multi-factorial.
I don't know anything about Ecuador.