Patterns of US migration from a Mexican sending community: a comparison of legal and illegal migrants.

J. Reichert, D. S. Massey

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Abstract

Analyzes differences between legal and illegal Mexican migration to the United States as reflected by the migrant population of a rural, mestizo town in Michoacan, Mexico, in which 75% of families send migrants north on a periodic basis. Data collected during 1977-78 on a total town population numbering 2,621 inhabitants indicated that immigration status plays a key role in determining the size and composition of migrating parties, the duration of time spent away from home, and frequency of movement while in the United States. Compared to illegal migrants, it was found that legal migrants, or holders of U.S. resident visas, tended to migrate in larger groups and were much more likely to be accompanied by wives, children, and non-working dependents. -Authors

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)599-623
Number of pages25
JournalInternational Migration Review
Volume48
StatePublished - 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Demography
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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