MIGRATORY CONFLICT

RESOLUTION

PARTIES INVOLVED

immigration
Parties pro and against

INTERESTS

Pro-inmigration: Avoid the neglect of
Conflict
immigrants' rights and duties. This is to
preserve the equality of conditions between the
Differences
or
of interest difficulties to
two parties.
satisfy parties´ needs at the same time.
Against Immigration: keep and assign all the
resources to the residents of the USA, instead of
The constant flow of immigrants to the
giving them to foreigners.
borders of the United States, in order to
settle in this country. There are two
parties with different positions towards
immigration:

Positions

Pro-inmigration: They recognize the

immigrant's potential for the country's
growing.

Against inmigration: Fear and rejection of

possible social-economic destabilization. Incompatibility perception
Owns aspiration
level, the other's
aspirations, and the perception of
integration solutions available.

Against inmigration: Menace emotions

provoked by previous negative
experiences with foreigners.
SOLUTIONS

Contentious tactics: Pro-inmigration: Country development

Punishments, preventive actions and advocates disere growth by using
threats.
inmigrants as human capital (
collaborative thinking).
Escalation
Severe contentious Tactics increase the .
conflict escalation.

The conflict spiral model

.Action-reaction dynamic
.Provocative and defensive actions perceived
as threatening.

Encourage escalation:
Lack of integrative options or power inequality. De-escalation
Communication and contact can give the
parties a better comprehension of their
interests. Additionally, the intervention of
For example a mediator, with an external opinion, can
be useful for the de-escalation of the
During the past decades, Venezuela has conflict.
suffered a big immigration crisis where
the country has lost the 20% of its
population, which has moved to other
countries. The United States has received Third parties are entities that help to
the 8% of Venezuelan immigrants that reduce the tension between the parties
have left this country ( Cardozo. R , 2022). involved in the conflict. They could
participate as individuals or groups, and
this participation can be planned or
.The last mentioned has pushed the U.S.
spontaneous.
government to create new immigration
procedures. These consist in sending the
immigrants to detention centers and
sending them to their native countries.
According to Rivera. S. of The Angeles They should have a neutral opinion, but
Times, much pro-migration activism has sometimes a partial opinion can be
reported the precarious conditions of useful.
those establishments where the
immigrants are retained and suffer
physical and psychological injuries
(Rivera.S.,2022).

For example

Welcomed U.S. is a platform that finds

sponsors, from pro-immigrant parties.
That are willing to support financially to
immigrant people.At first, they work with
Ukraine and Afghanistan refugees, and
now with Venezuelan immigrants. They
have offered to help at least 24.000
Venezuelan people and push the
government to extend this deadline.
Mediator description
Necessary in long-lasting conflicts. (As
Bercovitch. J)

International mediation strategies:

The formulation strategy organizes the
context and mediation protocol.
Additionally, it measures the time and
keeps parties focused during the
mediation process.

For example:
Welcome U.S. organizes the context by
giving an exact amount of people, 24.000
Venezuelan immigrants, the opportunity of
living in the USA if they meet the necessary The parties renounce to part of their
requirements. These discard the other demands to get to a solution. Not all are
applicants and send them back to their allowed the U.S. ,but not all are reject either.
countries. Reducing tension at the borders
produce by the parties.

Mediators' qualities need: equality

Mediator classification perception, parties' relationship quality, and
the party's satisfaction.
The organizational mediator goes from an
international group such as ONU to
transnational groups such as Welcome U.S.

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https://welcome.us/