CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2017
| Author | Macías-Ayala, Mario Alberto |
|---|---|
| Title | To stay or return home. Decision taking among undocumented Mexican migrants in the US before the tightening of the border and anti-immigrant US polices. |
| Summary | The Year 2007 coincided with the economic crisis in the United States and the war unleashed against drug trafficking in Mexico. As a measure, the US governed has strengthened the southern border and implemented tougher antimigrant policies; while in Mexico, organized crime has taken control over the border making the border-crossing a dangerous, expensive, and not always successful action. This has resulted in the increased in the number of deportations, and the volunteer return of thousands of Mexicans back home, and the decrement in the number of Mexicans trying to cross to the US. With limited possibilities to regularized their migratory status, the current political atmosphere in the US after the outcome of the elections, and with scarce opportunities back home; the fulfillment of economic goals and secureness of their family welfare have become decisive among active migrants while considering their stay in the US. This project analyzes the dynamics of active migrants from central Mexico located in New York and their families in renegotiating their stay in the US to meet their economic goals. This project tackles the questions, how the restrictions to regularize their migratory status have affected their decision to stay or return home, and how household dynamics have shifted among migrants in recent years due to the economic and political scenario in both countries? |
| Supervisor | Szabolcs Pogonyi |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2017/macias-ayala_mario.pdf |
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