Patterns of household immigration into South Texas
- PMID: 12314666
Item in Clipboard
Patterns of household immigration into South Texas
Int Migr Rev.
1987 Spring.
Abstract
This article examines Mexican migration into South Texas in recent decades and focuses on changes in the characteristics of the migrants' households. An ethnographic approach is used in examining 56 permanent, immigrant households. "This article introduces a hypothesis for explaining the increase and permanency of household immigration." It is found that "immigration often leads to downward social mobility with respect to legal status of household members, type of employment, and property ownership. Of particular note is the transformation of the household from a single to a multiple worker unit, in response to agricultural labor demands and growing employment opportunities in the non-agricultural sector."
excerpt
Similar articles
-
Social mobility among migrants between Mexico and the U.S. and within the U.S. labor market.Int Migr. 1988 Mar;26(1):71-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.1988.tb00612.x. Int Migr. 1988. PMID: 12281023
-
The labor market experience of female migrants: the case of temporary Mexican migration to the U.S.Int Migr Rev. 1984 Winter;18(4 Special Issue):1120-43. Int Migr Rev. 1984. PMID: 12340232
-
Immigration, gender and the process of occupational change in the United States, 1970-1980.Int Migr Rev. 1984 Winter;18(4 Special Issue):1021-44. Int Migr Rev. 1984. PMID: 12340227
-
[Social class and health in Latin America].Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2012 Feb;31(2):166-75. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2012. PMID: 22522881 Review. Spanish.
-
New evidence on the effects of international migration on the risk of low birthweight in Mexico.Matern Child Nutr. 2012 Apr;8(2):185-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00277.x. Epub 2010 Sep 28. Matern Child Nutr. 2012. PMID: 20874845 Free PMC article. Review.