Publication

Using Central America and the well-developed local notion of the migrant superhero as point of departure, this working paper asks three critical questions. The first is whether poverty or insecurity best explains contemporary migration flows in the region. The second question takes issue with how remittances play into on the one hand local social security nets, and, on the other hand, increasing national and regional insecurity. The final question concerns the status decline of former migrant heroes who through the act of deportation become “trash” in the public imagery.