The Migration of El Salvadorans

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This paper explores the reasons behind the mass migration of the thousands of El Salvadoran citizens to North America, as well as how these people were able to reestablish themselves in their new environment.

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"One of the dominant characteristics of the turmoil in El Salvador is the gross gap between the wealthy and the poor. The root of this problem lies in the fact that the poor have little access to land, and in this agrarian economy, land is the predominant means of acquiring sustenance and wealth. Although El Salvador is "the most densely populated country on the American mainland," there is more than enough fertile land to go around. [1] However, the Spaniard's historical practice of plantation or hacienda farming, which kept the ownership of land in the hands of a minority and employed a majority of slaves or hired hands for the harvesting and planting, set the stage for an unequal distribution of land. The problem was only later exacerbated by the 20th century trend in exporting the majority of crops to wealthier countries. This crop exportation practice perpetuated the plantation-style farming and labor practices which have kept the rich wealthy and the poor underprivileged."

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