Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: the Different Roles of Migrant Networks
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14169503512021-08-03T06:28:23Z Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: the Different Roles of Migrant Networks Paredes Orozco, Guillermo Alberto Demography Latin American Studies Sociology Education Migration immigration education selectivity Mexico United States rural urban Debates on migrant educational selectivity – the position of migrants in the educational distribution of the sending country – have rarely taken into account the role played by community migrant networks in shaping selectivity. Moreover, studies have seldom analyzed how changes in the availability of migrant networks over time contribute to changes in selectivity, and whether this relationship is different for rural and urban sending areas. Using life history data from the Mexican Migration Project, I test whether changes in migration prevalence over time are associated with selectivity in the Mexico-U.S. migrant flow. I also explore how this relationship differs depending on the size of the sending community in Mexico. I find that the likelihood of U.S.-bound migration increases with migration prevalence in rural communities, small cities and metropolitan areas, suggesting that community networks reproduce international migration in all three types of settings. I also find that migrant network growth produces negative selection in rural areas, a result that is consistent with previous literature on the subject. Contrary to previous findings, however, migrant network growth produces positive selection in urban settings. Moreover, network growth is associated with more positive selection in large metropolitan sending areas compared to small urban areas. I argue that differences in selectivity patterns between rural and urban areas may be a result of urban networks being made up of weak ties, which are harder to reach and provide less support than the strong ties prevalent in rural settings. These differences may be accentuated in large metropolitan areas, where individuals are more isolated and social ties are weaker. 2014 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1416950351 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1416950351 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Demography Latin American Studies Sociology Education Migration immigration education selectivity Mexico United States rural urban |
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Demography Latin American Studies Sociology Education Migration immigration education selectivity Mexico United States rural urban Paredes Orozco, Guillermo Alberto Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: the Different Roles of Migrant Networks |
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Paredes Orozco, Guillermo Alberto |
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Paredes Orozco, Guillermo Alberto |
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Paredes Orozco, Guillermo Alberto |
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Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: the Different Roles of Migrant Networks |
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Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: the Different Roles of Migrant Networks |
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Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: the Different Roles of Migrant Networks |
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Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: the Different Roles of Migrant Networks |
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Immigrant Selectivity from Rural and Urban Areas of Mexico to the United States: the Different Roles of Migrant Networks |
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immigrant selectivity from rural and urban areas of mexico to the united states: the different roles of migrant networks |
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