Throughout the 1980s with the United States supported Contra War (or Contra-revolutionary war) which continued up until 1988, and the economic collapse of the country many more Nicaraguans migrated to the United States amongst other countries. The states of the United States where most Nicaraguans migrated to include Florida, California and Texas.
Was there a specific reason many Nicaraguans fled to the U.S.?
the economic collapse of the country many more Nicaraguans migrated to the United States amongst other countries.