Migration in Ecuador

Question 1

Ecuador is S.America’s what largest oil producer?

Answer 1

5th

Question 2

% of those in Ecuador in poverty

Answer 2

60%

Question 3

When did oil prices fall dramatically in Equador?

Answer 3

1980s/90s

Question 4

What % of Ecuadorians migrated after 1980s-90s oil price fall

Answer 4

10-15%

Question 5

Where did Ecuadorians mainly migrate to in 1980s-90s

Answer 5

Spain, USA, Chile

Question 6

% of remittances used to pay household needs and debt

Answer 6

75%

Question 7

What did returning migrants to Ecuador create?

Answer 7

cultural upheaval

marginalisation due to their economic success

Question 8

Where are immigrants into Ecuador mainly from?

Answer 8

Peru and Columbia

Question 9

What was attractive about Ecuador for immigrants?

Answer 9

Their switch to US Dollar in 2000

Question 10

How many Peruvians now live in Ecuador?

Answer 10

60,000-120,000

Question 11

What is notable about many Peruvians in Ecuador?

Answer 11

many w/out legal permission

Question 12

What do Ecuadorians accuse Peruvians of? X3

Answer 12

stealing jobs
criminal activity
lowering wages

Question 13

What do Ecuadorians suspect Columbians of? X2

Answer 13

being paramilitaries & drug runners