Ambivalent Journey : U.S. Migration and Economic Mobility in North-Central Mexico /

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"Compares impact of US migration on municipios in the states of Coahuila and Zacatecas. Findings suggest there are important differences in the socioeconomic characteristics of migrants of the two areas and that the remittance of funds by migrants impacted the receiving communities in different...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jones, Richard C., 1942-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1995.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Foreign workers > United States.
Mexicans > United States.
Immigrants > United States.
Travailleurs étrangers > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Economic history
Emigration and immigration
Foreign workers
Immigrants
Mexicans
Coahuila (Mexico : State) > Economic conditions.
Zacatecas (Mexico : State) > Economic conditions.
United States > Emigration and immigration.
Coahuila (Mexico : State) > Emigration and immigration.
Zacatecas (Mexico : State) > Emigration and immigration.
Coahuila (Mexique : État) > Conditions économiques.
Zacatecas (Mexique : État) > Conditions économiques.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration.
Coahuila (Mexique : État) > Émigration et immigration.
Zacatecas (Mexique : État) > Émigration et immigration.
Mexico > Coahuila (State)
Mexico > Zacatecas (State)
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the research record
  • The context of migration: Zacatecas and Coahuila
  • Household migration in space and time
  • U.S. migration and household economic behavior
  • Case studies of household heads
  • Migration and the economic base of central Zacatecas
  • Conclusions and further research questions.

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