title: The importance of systematizing migration information for making policy: recent initiatives and possibilities for Latin America and the Caribbean.
abstract: The case is made for developing a reliable system of data on international migration in Latin America and the Caribbean which would enable countries in the region to develop appropriate migration policies. The author describes the systems that currently exist in Europe and Latin America and "explores the possibility of implementing a regional registry and information system for migrations in the region."  Locating the proposed system within the UN regional operation in Santiago, Chile, is proposed.
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authors.lastname: Maguid
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D017691:Caribbean Region; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007843:Latin America; D009656:North America; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012015:Reference Standards; D012107:Research Design; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Americas; Caribbean; Data Adjustment; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; International Migration; Latin America; Migration; Migration Policy; North America; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Standardization