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Title: The emergence of Hispanic immigrant occupational niches: Employer preferences and the search for the subservient worker

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Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: This article examines how Hispanic immigrants are economically incorporated into Newburgh, New York, a new immigrant destination historically characterized by a weak economy, high levels of poverty and unemployment. More specifically, I examine (1) the transformation of the labor market in light of increased migration; (2) the impact Hispanic immigrant workers may have on the labor market opportunities of the native population, specifically blacks; and (3) the role of targeted employer preferences on the shifting occupational composition of the area. It might be too early to speak of complete displacement, but data point to the formation of Hispanic immigrant occupational niches in occupations that do not require high levels of educational attainment to the detriment of their black counterparts. These patterns however, need to be interpreted through the lens of social networks, labor force nonparticipation and discriminatory and exploitative employer preferences.

Url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41276-017-0073-z

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Authors: Villarrubia-Mendoza, Jacqueline

Periodical (Full): Latino Studies

Issue: 3

Volume: 15

Pages: 24

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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