International migration and crisis : transition toward a new migratory phase

This book presents an analysis of the various transformation processes at work in the international migratory dynamic of Mexicans as a consequence of the 2008 international economic crisis and the implementation of an increasingly strict American migration policy. Employing a methodology that combin...

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Main Author Jardón Hernández, Ana Elizabeth (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published [Switzerland] : Springer, [2016], ©2017.
SeriesSpringerBriefs in environment, security, development and peace ; v. 27.
Subjects
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319438986
9783319438979
ISSN2193-3162 ;
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Study Community
  • 1.2. Methodology
  • 1.3. Organization of the Text
  • 2. Continuity and Change: From the Boom to the Slowing Down of International Migration from Mexico to the U.S.
  • 2.1. Explaining the Continuity and Change of International Migration
  • 2.2. Economic Crisis and New Perspectives on Migratory Policy
  • 2.3. From High Tide to Reflux: Transition to a New Phase?
  • 2.3.1. Slowing Down of Migratory Flows Toward the U.S.
  • 2.3.2. Return Migration
  • 2.3.3. Monetary Remittances: From Continuous Growth to a Slow Down
  • 2.3.4. Redefining the Index of Migratory Intensity
  • 2.3.5. Apprehensions at the Border and Deportations from the U.S.
  • 2.3.6. Mexican Migrants in the U.S.
  • 3. Changes and Continuities in the International Migratory Dynamics of Las Vueltas: Transition Toward a New Migratory Phase?
  • 3.1. Stages of Mexico-U.S. Migration
  • 3.2. Dynamics of Vueltenos' Migrations Toward the United States
  • 3.2.1. Flow of Emigrants
  • 3.2.2. Detentions at the Border
  • 3.2.3. Migratory Decisions in a Context of Crisis in the Recipient Society
  • 3.2.4. Return Migration
  • 3.3. Impact of Reduction in the Volume of Family Remittances
  • 3.3.1. Family Remittances in the Household Economy
  • 3.3.2. Heterogeneous Impacts of Reduced Remittances
  • 3.3.3. Some Examples of Heterogeneity
  • 3.4. Situations of Vulnerability Among Vueltenos in the U.S. Economy and Unemployment
  • 3.4.1. Garcia Family
  • 3.4.2. Polo and His Family
  • 3.4.3. Rosa and Her Children
  • 3.4.4. Soledad
  • 3.5. Vulnerability and the Anti-immigrant Movement
  • 3.5.1. Despite Everything They Stay in the U.S.
  • 3.6. Final Comments
  • 4. Transformation Processes in International Migration as a Strategy of Family Life and Community Organization
  • 4.1. Notions on the Strategies of Family Life
  • 4.2. Local Subsistence Pattern and Regional Economic Insertion
  • 4.3. International Migration as a Strategy of Family Life: Symptoms of Change or Weakening?
  • 4.3.1. Lopez Family
  • 4.3.2. Beltran Family
  • 4.4. Migrants of Crisis: How You Suffer When There's Nothing to Give the Kids
  • 4.5. Family Strategies and Diversification for Survival: From Escape Valve to Overflowing the Local Labor Market
  • 4.6. What Are Vueltenos's Life Strategies?
  • 4.6.1. Local Labor Market
  • 4.6.2. Other National Work Markets
  • 4.6.3. Underselling Harvests
  • 4.6.4. Internal Resources
  • 4.6.5. Raising and Selling Animals
  • 4.6.6. Limiting Expenses
  • 4.6.7. Help from Relatives
  • 4.6.8. Other Strategies
  • 4.7. Community Dynamics and Celebrations
  • 4.7.1. Family Festivities
  • 4.7.2. Implications for the Internal Economy: The Functioning of Small-Scale Commerce
  • 4.7.3. Functioning of Social Networks
  • 4.8. Final Comments
  • 5. Conclusions.

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