TY - JOUR
T1 - The plight of migrants and refugees in the pandemic
AU - Freier, Luisa Feline
AU - Castillo jara, Soledad
AU - Luzes, Marta
PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - Forced migrants and refugees are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in different and often more profound ways than local populations. This article examines the multilayered vulnerabilities these groups face due to forced immobility, precarious legal status, loss of income, and risks of eviction due to lockdown measures, as well as forced return migration. It discusses the public health and socioeconomic implications of each of these contexts, providing examples from different world regions, with a focus on South America. A key conclusion is the importance of providing regularization mechanisms for migrants, as well as including migrant and refugee populations in states’ emergency responses.
AB - Forced migrants and refugees are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in different and often more profound ways than local populations. This article examines the multilayered vulnerabilities these groups face due to forced immobility, precarious legal status, loss of income, and risks of eviction due to lockdown measures, as well as forced return migration. It discusses the public health and socioeconomic implications of each of these contexts, providing examples from different world regions, with a focus on South America. A key conclusion is the importance of providing regularization mechanisms for migrants, as well as including migrant and refugee populations in states’ emergency responses.
KW - COVID-19
KW - pandemic
KW - forced migration
KW - refugees
KW - crisis response
KW - regularization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096119300&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/94ffe1ed-69cf-3715-82b8-226797a7bbf8/
U2 - 10.1525/curh.2020.119.820.297
DO - 10.1525/curh.2020.119.820.297
M3 - Article in a journal
SN - 0011-3530
VL - 119
SP - 297
EP - 302
JO - Current History
JF - Current History
IS - 820
ER -