Understanding International Immobility through Internal Migration: “Left behind” Nurses in the Philippines

• Published in: The International migration review Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 460 - 481
• Main Authors: Ortiga, Yasmin Y., Macabasag, Romeo Luis A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2021; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Aspiration; Bias; Borders; Case studies; Internal migration; International migration; Migrants; Migration; Mobility; Nurses; Philippino; Southeast Asian cultural groups; Philippines; immobility; nursing; internal migration

Migration scholars have tended to portray internal mobility as a step toward broader cross-border movement, reinforcing the notion of ongoing progress toward international migration. This article argues for a need to recognize how internal mobility can also explain international immobility, or why p...