Returnees to Central America meet Resentment, Fear
The combination of a long-term economic slowdown and political fragmentation in the United States, and the surprising rise of many Central American nations as biofuel powerhouses, has led to a steady stream of "returnees" -- previous emigrants, largely to the US, coming home to nations they left years ago.
To their surprise, however, many returnees now face the kind of resentment and fear in their countries of origin that they once faced in the United States.
While some returnees have been welcomed home with open arms, a growing number report being shunned, insulted, and even attacked. Much of the animosity appears to be connected to rising rates of ReDS infections in ReDS-Zone areas that had recently seen a slowing pandemic. Although there is no clear connection between the returnees and the new surge in infections, some epidemiologists believe this may indicate variations in the ReDS bacteria, with returnees more vulnerable to the local variant, and the local populace more vulnerable to the form carried by the returnees.