Global economic restructuring and international migration: some observations based on the Mexican and Central American experience

• Published in: International migration Vol. 34; no. 2; p. 195
• Main Authors: Hamilton, N, Chinchilla, N S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.01.1996
• Subjects: Americas; Central America; Demography; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economics; Emigration and Immigration; Latin America; Mexico; North America; Population; Population Dynamics; Transients and Migrants; United States; Americas; Central America; Mexico; United States; North America; Latin America; Origin; Americas; Central America; Destination; International Migration; United States; Migration; Immigrants; North America; Latin America; Economic Factors; Northern America; Developed Countries; Migrants; Mexico; Population; Developing Countries; Demographic Factors; Population Dynamics
• ISSN: 0020-7985
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.1996.tb00523.x

"The purpose of this article is to explore the relationship between processes of global economic restructuring and international migration through an examination of Mexican and Central American immigration to the U.S. and the experiences of Central American and Mexican immigrants in the U.S. This relationship is analysed as one of mutual causation: on the one hand, global restructuring affects conditions in both sending and receiving countries (it is not only a factor in emigration but also in the economic and political receptivity to immigrants at their point of destination); on the other, international migration in turn has an important impact on countries of origin, receiving countries, and the relationship between them." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)