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Title: LA MIGRACIÓN CALIFICADA DE MEXICANOS A ESTADOS UNIDOS Y SU INSERCIÓN AL MERCADO LABORAL
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2014
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Abstract: Nearly 294,000 Mexicans who have obtained a Bachelor's degree have migrated to the United States. Most are employed in occupations for which a lower level of qualification is required. This research discusses the factors associated with this condition. It is argued that their employment status is part of a process that began in their home country where family, school and work experiences are combined. To analyze this process a mixed methodology is followed: Qualitative and quantitative. The first was to conduct interviews with Mexican graduates who emigrated and work in the United States; analysis showed distinct processes: first, an association was observed between skilled and unskilled migrants: unskilled migrants motivate and guide at the skilled migrants in their mobilization strategies and job search; Moreover there are another flow of migrants who is oriented by professional development opportunities. The quantitative analysis was based on descriptive statistics and logistic regression models applied to data for the period 2000-2011; the results show that migrants used rarely mechanisms designed to offer professional services in the American labor market, such as TN and H-1B visas, in addition, a negative association was observed in the probability of being employed in a skilled occupation and belonging to unskilled migrant networks. From these results, it is argued that a considerable part of the mobility of skilled Mexicans to the United States do not follow the logic and dynamics that characterize the phenomenon of skilled migration and this affects their employment type.
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Authors: Calva Sánchez, Luis, E
Institution: EL Colegio de la Frontera Norte
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Degree: DOCTOR EN CIENCIAS SOCIALES CON ESPECIALIDAD EN ESTUDIOS REGIONALES
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Pages: 189
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Migration and Immigration
Countries: United States