ISSN:
0023-8791
Language:
Spanish
Titel der Quelle:
Latin American research review : LARR : the journal of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Publ. der Quelle:
Pittsburgh, Pa : LASA
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 50, No. 1 (2015), p. 29
DDC:
390
Abstract:
The migration-development relationship is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon. However, the debate has been dominated by the views of receiving countries and international organizations. Migration takes on different meanings and political significance from the perspectives of migrant-sending or migrant-receiving countries. In the first case, migration is considered an opportunity to enhance processes of economic and social development. For destination countries, however, the immigration issue focuses on analysis of the social, economic, and political problems of mass immigration, especially given the high proportion of undocumented migrants. In this article I provide analytical and empirical information that helps us to visualize various aspects of the migration-development relationship that remain invisible in this debate. To do this, I focus on the analysis of Latin American immigration to the United States in recent decades. Specifically, I present statistical data around three aspects that seem particularly relevant: the structural causes of international migration, the contributions of Latin American immigrants to the economy and demography of the United States, and the costs and impacts of migration on source countries in Latin America.
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Copyright: © COPYRIGHT 2015 Latin American Studies Association
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