Assessing the Relationship between Remittance Receipt and Migration Intentions among Mexican Adolescents Living along the U.S.-Mexico Border

Q3 Social Sciences

Norteamerica Pub Date : 2016-07-01 DOI:10.20999/nam.2016.b001

David Becerra , Elizabeth Kiehne

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Abstract

One of the highest binational population and remittance exchanges in the world occurs between Mexico and the United States. Building on social capital theory, this study investigated the relationship between household remittance receipt and the migration intentions of 980 Mexican adolescents living along the border. Hierarchical regressions revealed that the receipt of remittances predicted the self-reported desire to live in and intentions to move to the United States after high school graduation. Having a parent in the U.S. was related to intentions to migrate, but did not change the relationship between remittances and migration intentions. The author draws implications for policy and future research.

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评估居住在美墨边境的墨西哥青少年的汇款收入与移民意愿之间的关系

墨西哥和美国是世界上两国人口和汇款最多的国家之一。本研究以社会资本理论为基础，考察了980名墨西哥边境青少年的家庭汇款收入与移民意愿之间的关系。等级回归显示，收到的汇款预测了自我报告的在美国生活的愿望和高中毕业后移居美国的意图。父母一方在美国与移民意图有关，但并未改变汇款与移民意图之间的关系。作者提出了政策和未来研究的启示。

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Norteamerica Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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0.50

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20 weeks

期刊介绍： Editorial Policies Focus and Scope Section Policies Peer Review Process Open Access Policy Archiving General Criteria Ethical Guidelines Directory Indexing Editorial Bodies Editorial Board International Advisory Board Focus and Scope Norteamérica is a semiannual peer-reviewed journal regarding multi and interdisciplinary academic studies about the North America region (Mexico, United States and Canada) which consider the region itself as an object of study, along with its evolution, its individual processes and internal dynamics. An analysis of the reality of each of the three nations is thematically linked with the rest of the region. 1.- Norteamérica will publish exclusively multi- and interdisciplinary academic studies focused on the North American region (Mexico, the United States and Canada) that: a) address the region as an object of analysis: specifically, its evolution, particular processes, and internal dynamics; b) analyze the reality in each of the three nations, linking them thematically with the rest of the region; c) carry out comparative studies of the nations of North America; d) address the region and its insertion in the international context; and e) expand upon international processes and their impact within the region. 2.- Through these research perspectives, the journal will disseminate articles addressing a wide variety of general and specific issues: a) politics, economics, society and culture; b) foreign policy, trade, political systems, security, comparative politics, political philosophy and history; and c) migration, electoral processes, borders, science and technology, minorities, the environment and natural resources, education, human rights, gender, and others.