What the Governments of Mexico and Central America Can Do (or Stop Doing) to Help Potential Emigrants

We rarely speak of a government’s emigration policy, at least not in the sense I employ the term here. I’m referring to the policies of a government that depress growth and deny people economic opportunity, which then prompts people to want to leave for greener pastures. Emigration may not be the stated purpose of such harmful policies, but it is nonetheless a direct effect.