AN EMPIRICAL NOTE ON THE SOCIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC CORRELATES OF MEXICAN MIGRATION TO THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES

This research empirically examines differences in the socioeconomic correlates of Mexican migrants to the southern region of the United States. More specifically, the research considers differences between Mexican immigrants choosing the South and those choosing other U.S. destinations. Using genera...

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Published inJournal of rural social sciences Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 52 - 73
Main Authors Farmer, Frank L, Moon, Zola K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bowling Green Southern Rural Sociology Association 01.05.2011
Subjects
Community
Immigrants
International Trade
Mexican Americans
Migrants
Migration
Noncitizens
Recessions
Rural Areas
Southern States
Undocumented Immigrants
United States of America
United States > US
New Mexico
California
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Summary:This research empirically examines differences in the socioeconomic correlates of Mexican migrants to the southern region of the United States. More specifically, the research considers differences between Mexican immigrants choosing the South and those choosing other U.S. destinations. Using general estimating equations, the study provides evidence that several characteristics distinguish the stream of recent migrants choosing southern destinations. Notably, rural origins as well as rural destinations have substantial explanatory power. The results also show that immigrants to the South are likely to be pioneers in the sense that they do not have strong family-specific migration capital and are likely to be from a community without a long history of sending migrants to the United States. Immigrants choosing the South are also more likely to be undocumented. Additionally, they are far more likely to have arrived following implementation of NAFTA. Ownership of houses is also a distinguishing feature of these migrants. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:2151-4178
2151-4178