Central American

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A person from Central America

: centroamericano

Now, decades after political violence pushed people north en masse, this social disorder drives Central Americans to risk the journey to the United States.
Central American country
Central Americans, Guatemalans
Many Central Americans

We started seeing a big change of family units and unaccompanied children and mainly Central Americans in the last five or six years.

Examples

Many Central Americans recognize the tremendous effort that President Bush and other supporters expended to win passage of CAFTA-DR.

Academic text (2006)
The lives of the vast majority of Central Americans have grown worse, not better.

Academic text (2000)
So for many Central Americans, next year will be their last.
We started seeing a big change of family units and unaccompanied children and mainly Central Americans in the last five or six years.

Theo Von
While the route to the United States is like a war, many Central Americans describe contemporary criminal violence in their homelands as "worse than war."

Academic text (2012)
Although Central Americans clearly prefer democracy over dictatorships, all countries have common evidence that citizens increasingly mistrust government institutions.

Academic text (2003)
The willingness of so many Central Americans to brave the violence of Mexico exposes the extent and severity of contemporary violence in their homelands.

Academic text (2012)
Arredondo et al. (1989) have revealed that since 1980, scores of Central Americans have fled their countries to avoid persecution.

Academic text (1992)
Most Central Americans disapproved of such tactics, with Guatemalans manifesting the second-highest disapproval rate.

Academic text (2000)
Every day, thousands of Central Americans cross north, dreaming of more peaceful and prosperous lives.

Guatemalan

vsCentral American

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A person from Guatemala