New destinations

"Mexican immigration to the United States - the oldest and largest immigration movement to this country - is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. For decades, Mexican immigration was primarily a border phenomenon, confined to Southwestern states. But legal changes in the mid-1980s paved the way for Mexican migrants to settle in parts of America that had no previous exposure to people of Mexican heritage. In New Destinations, editors Victor Zuniga and Ruben Hernandez-Leon bring together an inter-disciplinary team of scholars to examine demographic, social, cultural, and political changes in areas where the incorporation of Mexican migrants has deeply changed the preexisting ethnic landscape." "New Destinations looks at several of the communities where Mexican migrants are beginning to settle, and documents how the latest arrivals are reshaping - and being reshaped by - these new areas of settlement. Contributors use census data to diagram the historical evolution of Mexican immigration to the United States, noting the demographic, economic, and legal factors that led recent immigrants to move to areas where few of their predecessors had settled." "New Destinations is the first scholarly assessment of Mexican migrants' experience in the Midwest, Northeast, and deep South - the latest settlement points for America's largest immigrant group. Enriched by perspectives from demographers, anthropologists, sociologists, folklorists, and political scientists, this volume is an essential starting point for scholarship on the new Mexican migration."--Jacket.

Year

2005

Language

English

Publisher

Russell Sage Foundation Publications

Editions

1

Pages

368

ISBN

9780871549884

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