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ERIC Number: EJ344748
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Settlement Process Among Mexican Migrants to the United States
Massey, Douglas S.
American Sociological Review, v51 n5 p670-84 Oct 1986
Examines the process of integration and settlement among Mexican migrants. The following social and economic developments increase the likelihood that migrants will settle in the United States: (1) bringing family members; (2) making new friends; 3) establishing institutional connections; and (4) obtaining stable, better-paying jobs.(Author/PS)
Descriptors: Braceros, Family Relationship, Immigrants, Interpersonal Relationship, Mexican Americans, Mexicans, Migrant Workers, Migrants, Migration, Relocation, Social Networks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
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