Emigration, immigration and return: Mexican immigrant’s cycle in Calexico, California, USA
This article describes a community of Mexican immigrants legally residing in the city of Calexico, California. Firstly, a brief review on the history of migration from Mexico to the United States, chiefly to Imperial County, is presented. Afterwards, the traits of the immigrant group is described ac...
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Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
2000-07-01
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| description | This article describes a community of Mexican immigrants legally residing in the city of Calexico, California. Firstly, a brief review on the history of migration from Mexico to the United States, chiefly to Imperial County, is presented. Afterwards, the traits of the immigrant group is described according to the data coming from a survey that was applied to 407 Mexican immigrants. To conclude, the results provided by the survey on the causes for such emigration, the motives for immigrating, as well as the bearing existing between the immigrant and his/her country of origin, through the return migration, are all presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0c82b78fc4a4b56b649a0773eb1a5c82022-12-22T01:14:37ZengUniversidad Autonoma de Baja CaliforniaEstudios Fronterizos0187-69612395-91342000-07-011293120341Emigration, immigration and return: Mexican immigrant’s cycle in Calexico, California, USANorma Fimbres Durazo0Universidad Autónoma de Baja CaliforniaThis article describes a community of Mexican immigrants legally residing in the city of Calexico, California. Firstly, a brief review on the history of migration from Mexico to the United States, chiefly to Imperial County, is presented. Afterwards, the traits of the immigrant group is described according to the data coming from a survey that was applied to 407 Mexican immigrants. To conclude, the results provided by the survey on the causes for such emigration, the motives for immigrating, as well as the bearing existing between the immigrant and his/her country of origin, through the return migration, are all presented.http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/291MigraciónCapitalismoAsentamiento e integración |
| spellingShingle | Norma Fimbres Durazo Emigration, immigration and return: Mexican immigrant’s cycle in Calexico, California, USA Estudios Fronterizos Migración Capitalismo Asentamiento e integración |
| title | Emigration, immigration and return: Mexican immigrant’s cycle in Calexico, California, USA |
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| title_short | Emigration, immigration and return: Mexican immigrant’s cycle in Calexico, California, USA |
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| topic | Migración Capitalismo Asentamiento e integración |
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