This research investigates the effect of well-being indicators and social globalization on the migration of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) from Central America. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the surge in UAC that began in 2014 at the U.S. southern border is driven primarily by violence or whether other factors are at play. The apprehension of UAC serves as a proxy for measuring unaccompanied child migration to the United States. Unemployment rates of young adults and expected years of schooling are included as a measure of youth engagement in productive activities, while homicide rates measure the threat to leading a productive, healthy life. Global social network links are considered as possible pull factors of migration and measured through a social globalization index. The results of a fixed effects regression model reveal that youth idleness, along with increased social globalization, prove to be significant in explaining heightened UAC migration.

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社会全球化、福祉指标和来自中美洲的无人陪伴儿童移民

本研究调查了幸福指数和社会全球化对来自中美洲的无人陪伴的外国儿童 (UAC) 迁移的影响。本研究的目的是确定 2014 年在美国南部边境开始的 UAC 激增主要是由暴力驱动的，还是其他因素在起作用。UAC 的逮捕率可作为衡量无人陪伴儿童移民美国的指标。年轻人的失业率和预期的受教育年限被作为衡量青年参与生产活动的指标，而凶杀率衡量的是对过上富有成效的健康生活的威胁。全球社交网络链接被认为是可能的移民拉动因素，并通过社会全球化指数进行衡量。