So Far and Yet So Near: Transnational Involvement of Honduran Male and Female Immigrants in the Border City of Tapachula, Chiapas

Even without access to low-cost telephone calls and efficient, organized communication, and regardless of their inability to send regular, sufficient remittances, Honduran immigrants in Tapachula still develop transnational ties with their communities of origin. Adopting an expanded approach to tran...

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Published inMigraciones internacionales Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 139 - 172
Main Author CASANUEVA, Carmen Guadalupe FERNANDEZ
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published 01.12.2012
Subjects
Borders
Chiapas
Immigrants
Males
Migration
Payments
Qualitative Methods
Social Integration
Transnationalism
Mexico, Chiapas
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Summary:Even without access to low-cost telephone calls and efficient, organized communication, and regardless of their inability to send regular, sufficient remittances, Honduran immigrants in Tapachula still develop transnational ties with their communities of origin. Adopting an expanded approach to transnationalism, and based on a qualitative research, this article presents the case of an intra-regional migration movement, examining the flexibility of transnational involvements and its coexistence with settlement and integration of immigrants. It seeks to demonstrate that different expressions of transnational ties depend upon the context (at the national, local and family levels), individual characteristics of people involved and the stage of the settlement and integration process when this transnational involvement takes place.Original Abstract: Aun sin contar con telefonia de bajo costo o mecanismos de comunicacion accesibles, eficientes y organizados, ni recibir salarios que les permitan el envio suficiente y regular de remesas, los inmigrantes hondurenos establecidos en la ciudad de Tapachula, Chiapas, desarrollan y mantienen lazos transnacionales con sus comunidades de origen. Partiendo de una vision expandida del transnacionalismo y con base en una investigacion cualitativa, este articulo argumenta que los involucramientos transnacionales coexisten con el proceso de asentamiento e integracion de inmigrantes y busca demostrar que sus distintas manifestaciones dependen del contexto (nacional, local, familiar), las caracteristicas individuales de las personas involucradas y el momento dentro de dicho proceso de asentamiento e integracion.
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ISSN:1665-8906