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Tucker, Christine M.; Torres-Pereda, Pilar; Minnis, Alexandra M.; Bautista-Arredondo, Sergio A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2013
We explored migration decisions using in-depth, semistructured interviews with male and female youth ages 14 to 24 (n = 47) from two Mexican communities, one with high and one with low U.S. migration density. Half were return migrants and half were nonmigrants with relatives in the United States. Migrant and nonmigrant youth expressed different…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mexicans, Migration Patterns, Semi Structured Interviews
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Kandel, William; Massey, Douglas S. – Social Forces, 2002
Examines a Mexican "culture of migration," in which U.S. migration becomes an expectation for young people. Among approximately 7,000 secondary students surveyed in Zacatecas (Mexico), adolescents from families involved in U.S. migration were more likely to aspire to live and work in the United States, increasing the likelihood they…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Immigration