Mexican Migration to the United States: Perspectives From Both Sides of the Border

Published by University of Texas Press 2016

Mexican Migration to the United States

Perspectives From Both Sides of the Border

Edited by: Harriett D. Romo and Olivia Mogollon-Lopez

https://doi.org/10.7560/308974

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Borderlands migration has been the subject of considerable study, but the authorship has usually reflected a north-of-the-border perspective only. Gathering a transnational group of prominent researchers, including leading Mexican scholars whose work is not readily available in the United States and academics from US universities, Mexican Migration to the United States brings together an array of often-overlooked viewpoints, reflecting the interconnectedness of immigration policy.

This collection’s research, principally empirical, reveals significant aspects of labor markets, family life, and educational processes. Presenting recent data and accessible explanations of complex histories, the essays capture the evolving legal frameworks and economic implications of Mexico-US migrations at the national and municipal levels, as well as the experiences of receiving communities in the United States. The volume includes illuminating reports on populations ranging from undocumented young adults to elite Mexican women immigrants, health-care rights, Mexico’s incorporation of return migration, the impact of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals on higher education, and the experiences of young children returning to Mexican schools after living in the United States. Reflecting a multidisciplinary approach, the list of contributors includes anthropologists, demographers, economists, educators, policy analysts, and sociologists.

Underscoring the fact that Mexican migration to the United States is unique and complex, this timely work exemplifies the cross-border collaboration crucial to the development of immigration policies that serve people in both countries.

Author / Editor information

HARRIETT D. ROMO is a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she directs the Child and Adolescent Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) and the UTSA Mexico Center.

OLIVIA MOGOLLON-LOPEZ is the program coordinator of UTSA’s Mexico Center. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Policies, Dynamics, and Consequences of Mexican Migration to the United States Harriett D. Romo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART 1. Mexico-US Migration: Legal Frameworks and Their Implications
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
1. Evolving Migration Responses in Mexico and the United States: Diverging Paths? Francisco Alba Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
2. An Economic Perspective on US Immigration Policy vis-à-vis Mexico Pia M. Orrenius, Jason Saving and Madeline Zavodny Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
3. Mexican Migration Dynamics: An Uncertain Future Jorge Durand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
4. Public Insecurity and International Emigration in Northern Mexico: Analysis at a Municipal Level Liliana Meza González and Michael Feil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
5. Explaining Unauthorized Mexican Migration and Assessing Its Implications for the Incorporation of Mexican Americans Frank D. Bean, Susan K. Brown and James D. Bachmeier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
PART 2. Incorporation into Receiving Communities in the United States
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
6. “Ni de aquí, ni de allá”: Undocumented Immigrant Youth and the Challenges of Identity Formation amid Conflicting Contexts Roberto G. Gonzales, Joanna B. Perez and Ariel G. Ruiz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
7. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Student Success in Higher Education Kandy Mink Salas, Henoc Preciado and Raquel Torres Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
8. Who Has the Right to Health Care and Why? Immigration, Health-Care Policy, and Incorporation Milena Andrea Melo and K. Jill Fleuriet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
9. The Role of Elite Mexican Women Immigrants in Maintaining Language and Mexican Identity Harriett D. Romo and Olivia Mogollon-Lopez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	184
PART 3. Return Migration and Reincorporation
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
10. Mexican Social Policy and Return Migration Agustín Escobar Latapí Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
11. Students We Share Are Also in Puebla, Mexico: Preliminary Findings from a 2009–2010 Survey Víctor Zúñiga, Edmund T. Hamann and Juan Sánchez García Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Epilogue: Continuing Immigration Developments Janeth Martinez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Conclusion: Is Mexican Migration to the United States Different from Other Migrations? Harriett D. Romo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	295
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305

Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 315

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Published: March 29, 2016
ISBN: 9781477309667