Contemporary history of migrations

Abstract

The migratory movements, its variables and its consequences have been the object of multiple studies. It is a process that exists from the very origin of humanity and has experimented important changes depending on the historical contexts in which it has occurred. UNESCO defines migratory movements as: Displacements of the population from one geographical delimitation to another for a considerable or undefined period of time. This article is a historical analysis of migratory movements in contemporary times. It clearly perceives that migrations are present in all nations. There is no population in which a great migration has not taken place and has not experimented changes because of it.

Keywords

• migraciones. movimientos migratorios. derechos humanos. historia de las migraciones. migraciones contemporáneas.