Patterns of U.S. Migration from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America

Data from the Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) and the Mexican Migration Project (MMP) is combined to analyze migration patterns for Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Drawing on samples of 31 communities, we document the frequency and timing of migration,...

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Autores principales: Douglas S. Massey, Mariano Sana
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, A.C. 2003
Materias:
Demografía
international migration
2. migration patterns
3. surveys
4. Latin America
5. Caribbean
Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=15102201
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-016&d=15102201oai
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topic Demografía
international migration
2. migration patterns
3. surveys
4. Latin America
5. Caribbean
spellingShingle Demografía
international migration
2. migration patterns
3. surveys
4. Latin America
5. Caribbean
Douglas S. Massey
Mariano Sana
Patterns of U.S. Migration from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America
topic_facet Demografía
international migration
2. migration patterns
3. surveys
4. Latin America
5. Caribbean
description Data from the Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) and the Mexican Migration Project (MMP) is combined to analyze migration patterns for Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Drawing on samples of 31 communities, we document the frequency and timing of migration, the date, duration, destination, and documentation of the first and the most recent U.S. trips, the employment characteristics of migrants on those trips, and migrants’ socioeconomic characteristics and selectivity. Results show that a significant share of the migration is unauthorized. The distinctive features separating Mexican migration from other flows are its concentration in farm labor, lack of educational selectivity, more frequent trips, and shorter durations of stay. All groups are showing a pronounced tendency to settle away from traditional destination areas. The analysis suggests a commonality of basic patterns and processes of migration structured and expressed in distinct ways according to context. This analysis shows that data from the LAMP and the MMP can be combined effectively to undertake comparative quantitative studies
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Artículo científico
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Mariano Sana
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Mariano Sana
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title Patterns of U.S. Migration from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America
title_short Patterns of U.S. Migration from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America
title_full Patterns of U.S. Migration from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America
title_fullStr Patterns of U.S. Migration from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America
title_full_unstemmed Patterns of U.S. Migration from Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America
title_sort patterns of u.s. migration from mexico, the caribbean, and central america
publisher El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, A.C.
publishDate 2003
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