2024-09-30 00:00:27
A report produced by the prestigious CNN news network published a report highlighting the transformation that El Salvador has experienced since the arrival of President Nayib Bukele in 2019, declaring a frontal war on gangs and organized groups, with the implementation of the Phases of the Territorial Control Plan and the tools provided by the Exception Regime, during his first presidential term.
The news network indicated that, due to the violence that was experienced for decades at the hands of gangs, thousands of Salvadorans migrated to the United States in search of refuge, and that now, thanks to the current security conditions, the compatriots have decided to return even decades after living in the United States.
Between 2022 and this year, there has been a 36% decrease in the migratory flow from El Salvador to the United States, according to CBP. “People used to be afraid to walk in the streets of the capital of El Salvador, now, those who fled are returning,” highlights a reporter
The report compiles testimonies from compatriots living in the United States, Salvadorans residing in the country and investors who have returned in search of opportunities that have arisen thanks to the climate of security that exists in El Salvador after the emergency regime came into force. , a strategy that has allowed the imprisonment of more than 81,000 gang members who extorted, threatened and murdered the population every day.
The new challenge, acquired by the Salvadoran President, has been framed in what has been called the “Economic Miracle”, in which phases have been structured to provide support to families in economic matters.