Social Science Journal
Volume 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 431-449

Negotiating survival: Undocumented Mexican immigrant women in the Pacific Northwest (Article)

Andrews T.J.* , Ybarra V.D. , Miramontes T.
  • a Department of Anthropology, Central Washington University, Farrell Hall, Ellensburg, WA 98926, United States
  • b Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, P.O. Box 190, 518 West First Avenue, Toppenish, WA 98948, United States
  • c School of Medicine, University of Washington, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States

Abstract

Current analyses of Mexico-U.S. migration theory generally are based on socioeconomic contexts and decision-making processes of male respondents. Further, limited data available on undocumented Mexican immigrant women mainly address the Mexico-U.S. border area, and adjacent U.S. urban centers. Our qualitative study focuses on undocumented Mexican immigrant women residing in central Washington State, where the regional economy is dominated by agribusiness development and dependent on immigrant and migrant farm labor. This paper assesses propositions of neoclassical economic and social capital theories of international migration in explaining the women's migration decision-making processes. Project data indicate that while the Pacific Northwest has been a primary migration destination for sometime, it now may be increasingly a second-stage U.S. migration site, following initial migration to more traditional destinations such as California. © 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Inc.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0036343960&doi=10.1016%2fS0362-3319%2802%2900202-1&partnerID=40&md5=bfe8322ee6e54685de2b35ca58918471
DOI: 10.1016/S0362-3319(02)00202-1
ISSN: 03623319
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English