Motivaciones para migrar: las clases medias mexicanas profesionistas en Estados Unidos
This article analyzes what motivates Mexican professionals to migrate to the United States, based on a survey of 813 migrants in the framework of the analysis of middle-class behavior. The authors analyze the factors behind the three most often mentioned motivations: looking for a better job, gettin...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | México |
| Recursos: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repositorio: | Memoria Institucional CISAN, Repositorio Institucional, UNAM |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ru.micisan.unam.mx:123456789/22091 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ru.micisan.unam.mx/handle/123456789/22091 http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/cisan.24487228e.2019.1.364 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | CIENCIAS SOCIALES 5 highly skilled migration brain drain middle classes motivations for migrating mexicans in the United States migración calificada fuga de cerebros clases medias motivaciones para migrar mexicanos en Estados Unidos |
| Resumo: | This article analyzes what motivates Mexican professionals to migrate to the United States, based on a survey of 813 migrants in the framework of the analysis of middle-class behavior. The authors analyze the factors behind the three most often mentioned motivations: looking for a better job, getting international experience, and the hope of a better quality of life. The results of the logistical models used show that, underlying these motivations, the neoclassical explanation consistent with homo economicus is insufficient: social and personal factors must also be taken into account. Therefore, the quest for a better quality of life is linked to the essential component of being near one’s family; and behind the desire to obtain international experience is a mixture of considerations like limited job opportunities and the lack of infrastructure for being able to perform one’s job. |
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