Migration Between Mexico and the United States : IMISCOE Regional Reader

• Superior document: IMISCOE Research Ser.
• Author: Escobar Latapí, Agustín.
• TeilnehmendeR: Masferrer, Claudia.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: IMISCOE Research Ser.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (278 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This open access Regional Reader describes how Mexico - United States migration changed substantially during the first decade of the 21st Century. The book provides an in-depth analysis on the changes in the flows into and out of both countries, thus highlighting the issues arising from Mexico - US...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Introduction: The Decade Migration Changed. A Binational Approach to the Welfare of Migrants in the United States and Mexico
• A Binational Research Community
• Factors of Change
• Laws, Policies, Public Practices and Migrant Welfare
• Content of the Book
• Conclusions
• Contents
• Chapter 1: Population Dynamics of Mexican Migration on Both Sides of the Border
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 History of Mexico-U.S. Migration
• 1.2.1 Migration in the Twentieth Century
• 1.2.2 Migration Since 2000
• 1.3 Reduced Migration from Mexico to the U.S.
• 1.4 Increased Migration to Mexico from the U.S.
• 1.4.1 U.S.-Born Mexican Minors
• 1.5 The Changing Geography of Migration
• 1.5.1 Profile of Mexican Migrants in the U.S. and Mexico
• 1.5.2 Duration of Residence in U.S. and Re-Emigration
• 1.5.3 Documentation Status
• 1.5.4 Mexican Families in the U.S.
• 1.5.5 Kinship and Living Arrangements of Return Migrants in Mexico
• 1.6 Composition and Selectivity: Selected Demographic Characteristics of the Mexican Population on Both Sides of the Border
• 1.6.1 Sex
• 1.6.2 Age
• 1.6.3 Level of Education
• 1.7 Conclusion
• 1.7.1 Discussion
• 1.7.2 Policy Recommendations
• Chapter 2: Mexico - U.S. Migration: Economic, Labor and Development Issues
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Migration Trends and the U.S. and Mexican Labor Markets
• 2.3 Data and Methodology
• 2.4 Economic Cycles and Migration: The U.S. Labor Market: 2000-2022
• 2.4.1 Recession and Unemployment
• Foreign-Born U.S. Residents and Workers
• 2.4.2 Characteristics and Labor Market Outcomes of Mexican-Born Workers
• 2.4.3 Occupational Distributions of Mexican-Born Workers
• 2.4.4 Two Examples of Specific Labor Demands: The Cases of U.S. Construction and Meatpacking
• 2.4.5 Economic Cycles and the Geography of Mexican Immigration
• 2.4.6 The Role of Immigration Policy
• U.S. Labor Projections 2010-2022 and the Future of Migration
• 2.4.7 The Mexican Labor Market: 2000-2020
• Mexico - U.S. Migration and the Role of Mexican Labor Markets
• 2.5 Trends and Projections in U.S.-Mexico Migration
• 2.6 Return Mexicans: Employment and Well-being
• 2.6.1 The Numbers
• 2.6.2 Occupations of Return Migrants in Mexico
• 2.7 Conclusions and Recommendations
• 2.7.1 Conclusions
• 2.7.2 Recommendations
• Chapter 3: Educating Across Borders: The Well-Being of Students from Mexican Immigrant Families in the United States and in Mexico
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Framing Contexts for Educational Well-being
• 3.3 Comparing Mexican and U.S. School Systems
• 3.3.1 Ambitious Expansion of the Mexican System
• 3.3.2 Mexican Initiatives for Migrant Children
• 3.3.3 U.S. System at a Crossroads
• 3.4 Educational Wellbeing of Children of International Migrants in Mexico
• 3.4.1 Population Definitions
• Children Remaining Behind
• Immigrant Children and Children Returnees
• Family Arrangements
• 3.4.2 Educational Wellbeing