Colombian American - Causes of Migration

Causes of Migration

Economic problems and violence have led to an emigration of Colombians to the United States, particularly South Florida (especially in the suburbs of Miami, Florida such as Doral, Kendall, and Hialeah, and the Weston suburb of Fort Lauderdale), Central Florida, New Jersey (North Jersey), Queens County in New York City, Philadelphia, the Washington DC metro area, eastern Long Island, and an expanding community in California, Texas and Georgia, mainly in the Los Angeles, Houston and Atlanta areas. After of World War I, many Colombians immigrated to United States in order to complete their education there, studying in the universities of this country. Most of them settled in New York. After the civil war in 1948 and increased poverty in Colombia many Colombians also emigrated to United States during the 50's. In the 60's, the economic crisis prompted the emigration of many Colombians to the United States, obtaining U.S. citizenship 116.444 Between 1960 and 1977 Colombians. Since the 80's, many Colombians American fled their urban cities to migrate to areas smaller of states like Connecticut or New Jersey, due to the high cost of living in big cities and an increase in crime in them. The increase of the guerrillas in Colombia between 1992 and 1997 also boosted the Colombian emigration during this period. As we discussed earlier, about 75,000 Colombians immigrated at that time the United States, concentrating mostly in the state of California.