Conclusion: Implications for future research.

During the preparation of the manuscripts for this book, Latin America witnessed an unprecedented migration crisis, with millions of Venezuelans fleeing to Colombia, Peru, and Chile;thousands of Nicaraguans seeking asylum in Costa Rica;and a massive exodus from the Northern Triangle of Central America to the United States Additionally, the economic crisis induced by COVID-19 increased border restrictions with an important impact on the mobility of migrants and the role of humanitarian organizations This concluding chapter provides a brief description about the book and its preceding chapters This book is an attempt to contribute to the understanding and prevention of these issues from the psychological perspectives of the acculturation models and intergroup theories, presenting data-driven studies from seven Latin American countries on the psychosocial antecedents and consequences of the (permanent or temporary, voluntary or forced) coexistence of two or more independent cultural groups in our region (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)