The Occupational Mobility of Mexican Migrants in the United States

IF 0.4 Q4 DEMOGRAPHY
Gabriela Sánchez-Soto, J. Singelmann
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Abstract

In this paper we analyze the pre-to-post migration occupational mobility of Mexican migrants to the U.S. using occupation and migration histories from the Mexican Migration Project. We compare the first occupation in the U.S. to the last occupation in Mexico, and the occupation in the last year spent in the U.S. to the occupation in the first year, by sex, using multinomial logistic regression models. The multivariate analyses account for individual, migration, and context characteristics. Our findings show rigidities in occupational structure for migrants and low opportunities for mobility after migration. Most men experience lateral mobility upon arriving to the U.S., and are unlikely to change occupations afterwards. Most women enter lower-status occupations or exit the labor force upon arrival, especially if highly educated or skilled. Undocumented men and university educated women are more likely to experience downward mobility. These patterns remain even after accounting for migrant networks.
墨西哥移民在美国的职业流动
在本文中,我们利用墨西哥移民项目的职业和移民历史分析了墨西哥移民到美国的移民前后的职业流动。我们使用多项逻辑回归模型,按性别比较了在美国的第一个职业和在墨西哥的最后一个职业,以及在美国最后一年的职业和第一年的职业。多变量分析考虑了个体、迁移和环境特征。我们的研究结果表明,移民的职业结构僵化,移民后流动性机会低。大多数男性刚到美国就经历了横向流动,之后不太可能改变职业。大多数妇女进入地位较低的职业或一到就退出劳动力市场,特别是受过高等教育或技术熟练的妇女。无证男性和受过大学教育的女性更有可能经历向下流动。即使考虑到移民网络,这些模式仍然存在。
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