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Engendering migrant networks: The case of Mexican migration

Engendering migrant networks: The case of Mexican migration This article compares the impact of family migrant and destination-specific networks on international and internal migration. We find that migrant networks are more important for international moves than for internal moves and that female networks are more important than male networks for moves within Mexico. For moves to the United States, male migrant networks are more important for prospective male migrants than for female migrants, and female migrant networks lower the odds of male migration, but significantly increase female migration. We suggest that distinguishing the gender composition and destination content of migrant networks deepens our understanding of how cumulative causation affects patterns of Mexican migration. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Demography Springer Journals

Engendering migrant networks: The case of Mexican migration

Curran, Sara; Rivero-Fuentes, Estela
Demography , Volume 40 (2) – Jan 14, 2011
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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2003 by Population Association of America
Subject
Social Sciences, general; Demography; Sociology; Population Economics; Medicine/Public Health, general; Geography (general)
ISSN
0070-3370
eISSN
1533-7790
DOI
10.1353/dem.2003.0011
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Abstract

This article compares the impact of family migrant and destination-specific networks on international and internal migration. We find that migrant networks are more important for international moves than for internal moves and that female networks are more important than male networks for moves within Mexico. For moves to the United States, male migrant networks are more important for prospective male migrants than for female migrants, and female migrant networks lower the odds of male migration, but significantly increase female migration. We suggest that distinguishing the gender composition and destination content of migrant networks deepens our understanding of how cumulative causation affects patterns of Mexican migration.

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Demography – Springer Journals

Published: Jan 14, 2011

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