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Sanderson, Matthew; Painter, Matthew, II – Rural Sociology, 2011
In the 1990s, Mexican immigration dispersed spatially, leading to the emergence of many "new destinations," in nonmetropolitan areas of the United States. Previous studies constrain the scope of the analysis to the United States, limiting our understanding of how new destinations are formed. We place new destination formation into a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Patterns, Supply and Demand, Multivariate Analysis
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Dreby, Joanna – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2007
Today, many families find that they are unable to fulfill the goal of maintaining a household by living together under the same roof. Some members migrate internationally. This article addresses the consequences of a transnational lifestyle for children who are left behind by migrant parents. Using ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with a…
Descriptors: Mexicans, Migration Patterns, Socioeconomic Status, Migrant Children