César Ríos is Director of AAMES (Asociación Agenda Migrante El Salvador). A specialist in Central American migration, municipal governance and reintegration, he leads initiatives on managed labor mobility, asset protection for returnees, and local value chains in the Trifinio region. In 2026, his research focuses on the impact of declining remittances—driven by lower migration flows and external economic cycles—on household consumption and GDP in Northern Central America, with applied indicators for local policy. He is also a newspaper columnist on human rights and migration.