Violence Leads To Immigration
Widespread Immigration Continues In Response To Extreme Violence
Because of the extreme violence during the Civil War, a huge proportion of citizens left El Salvador and immigrated north into other Central American countries and into North America.It's estimated that about 25% of the country's population emigrated during the civil war between the years 1979 and 1992.
El Salvador's Bitter Civil War Legacy
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Citations:
Gammage, Sarah. "El Salvador: Despite End to Civil War, Emigration Continues." Migrationpolicy.org. Migration Policy Institute, 27 Mar. 2014. Web. 01 Dec. 2016.
