Development and the Urban and Rural Geography of Mexican Emigration to the United States

Autor/inn/en	Hamilton, Erin R.; Villarreal, Andres
Titel	Development and the Urban and Rural Geography of Mexican Emigration to the United States
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 90 (2011) 2, S.661-683 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
DOI	10.1093/sf/sor011
Schlagwörter	Labor Market; Foreign Countries; Immigration; Mexicans; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Geography; Metropolitan Areas; Mexico; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ausland; Mexikaner; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Geografie; Ballungsraum; Mexiko; USA
Abstract	Past research on international migration from Mexico to the United States uses geographically-limited data and analyzes emigrant-sending communities in isolation. Theories supported by this research may not explain urban emigration, and this research does not consider connections between rural and urban Mexico. In this study we use national data from Mexico to investigate rural and urban emigration. We find that a central motivation for emigration--self-insurance through labor market diversification--is most relevant to less rural, non-metropolitan places. Paradoxically, while Mexican cities have the lowest rates of emigration, the rural places that are spatially proximate to cities have the highest rates. These findings suggest that while urban development retains emigrants within city borders, it may generate emigration out of neighboring rural places. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10