After reading the following quote, what can you infer about recent emigration patterns from Central America?
“Central America has been a locus of migration for generations. It is characterized by rural-to-urban and regional migration as well as emigration abroad, particularly to the United States. A relative unknown in hemispheric migration matters until recent decades, Central America transformed from a minor to a major player during a decade of armed conflicts in the 1980s. In this period the region also became a geographic bridge to North America for migrants from South America seeking to enter the United States, while Mexico has become the main transit country for Central Americans headed north. In short, Central America is a crossroads of many migratory streams.”
A) Central America has consistently had a large number of citizens emigrate north.
B) Emigration from Central America has seen a recent decline.
C) Emigration from Central America rapidly increased in the 1980s due to political unrest.
D) Emigration is a source of armed conflicts since the 1980s.
