Mexican immigrants in the United States. A review of the literature on integration, segregation and discrimination

This article reviews the literature on integration, segregation and discrimination against Mexican immigrants in the United States. It is an assessment of the different theoretical approaches and empirical research results published from the first decades of the twentieth century until present days....

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Autor: Pérez-Soria, Judith
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Estudios Fronterizos
Idioma:español
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Palabra clave:Mexican immigrants
United States
integration
segregation
discrimination
Social Sciences
Demography
Sociology
Social problems
Political Sciences
Emigration
International Migration.
inmigrantes mexicanos
Estados Unidos
integración
segregación
discriminación
Ciencias sociales
Demografía
Sociología
Los problemas sociales
Ciencias políticas
Emigración
Migración internacional
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Sumario:This article reviews the literature on integration, segregation and discrimination against Mexican immigrants in the United States. It is an assessment of the different theoretical approaches and empirical research results published from the first decades of the twentieth century until present days. Our review suggests that the assimilation model is the dominant theoretical approach, while empirical findings in the field reveal the permanence of patterns of occupational and residential segregation among Mexican-born population and their offspring. Results reported by studies on discrimination vary broadly, as a result of the different methodological perspectives adopted in each study. We conclude with a note encouraging the use of new approaches and complementary methodologies in the study about segregation and discrimination against Mexican immigrants in the United States.