Migration and Restructuring in the United States

Migration and Restructuring in the United States
Author: Kavita Pandit
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780847693931

This groundbreaking book examines the links between migration and the United States' ongoing economic and demographic revolution. Utilizing an explicitly geographic perspective, the contributors highlight the crucial role played by scale and spatial context in both immigration and internal migration.

Asian and Latino Immigrants in a Restructuring Economy

Asian and Latino Immigrants in a Restructuring Economy
Author: Marta López-Garza
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2002-06-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780804780209

Experiencing both the enormous benefits and the serious detriments of globalization and economic restructuring, Southern California serves as a magnet for immigrants from many parts of the world. This volume advances an emerging body of work that centers this region's future on the links between the two fastest-growing racial groups in California, Asians and Latinos, and the economic and social mainstream of this important sector of the global economy. The contributors to the anthology—scholars and community leaders with social science, urban planning, and legal backgrounds—provide a multi-faceted analysis of gender, class, and race relations. They also examine various forms of immigrant economic participation, from low-wage workers to entrepreneurs and capital investors. Asian and Latino Immigrants in a Restructuring Economy documents the entrenchment of various immigrant communities in the socio-political and economic fabric of United States society and these communities' role in transforming the Los Angeles region.

The Link Between Immigration and Native Out-migration in the U.S., 1995-2000

The Link Between Immigration and Native Out-migration in the U.S., 1995-2000
Author: Thomas Bradley Foster
Publisher:
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2012
Genre: United States
ISBN:

The post 1965 era of immigration to the United States has been a topic of much popular debate and scholarly research. An important line of inquiry for sociologists, demographers, and policy makers alike has explored the economic, social, and demographic effects of these new-wave immigrants. A key question in this field of research concerns the migratory reaction of native-born Americans to immigration dynamics. The link between immigration and native migration has been heavily debated and no consensus has been reached. While some posit that natives in general - and poorer, less-skilled natives in particular - tend to migrate away from places receiving relatively large numbers of immigrants, other research fails to find this connection. In fact, some studies find that after controlling carefully for population size and deindustrialization natives are disproportionately attracted to places with high immigration. This research contributes to this debate by considering contemporary migration patterns in the U.S. Using county-level economic, socio-demographic, and geographic data, I predict native out-migration counts as a function of immigration and a number of place characteristics. I also consider the distance traveled by migrants as a function of immigration in counties surrounding the origin county. Results suggest that immigration, as well as pre-existing immigrant population size, does have a positive effect on native out-migration. Consistent with prior research noting the important effects of economic restructuring and deindustrialization, the immigrant effect is tempered - but remains robust - after controlling for key indicators of economic growth. Further supporting the link between immigration and migration is evidence that suggests the immigrant presence in counties surrounding the county of origin increases the distance natives migrate. Substantively, these results offer evidence in support of the hypothesis that natives continue to flee from the areas to which immigrants are most drawn.

Rural Bound

Rural Bound
Author: Anil Rupasingha
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre:
ISBN:

A general global precept is that agglomeration forces lead to migration from rural to urban areas. Yet for much of the time since the early 1970s, more people have moved from metro to nonmetro U.S. counties. The underlying causes of this pattern have changed over time with economic shocks and changing household preferences. For instance, the post 2000 period has seen a significant decline in domestic migration rates, a significant increase in commodity prices that favor rural areas, and potential changes in the valuation of natural amenities that would affect migration. This article investigates the determinants of U.S. gross migration from metro to nonmetro counties and nonmetro to metro counties for the 1995-2000 and 2005-2009 periods in order to compare the differences in rural to urban and urban to rural migration, as well as compare the 1990s to the 2005-2009 periods. More specifically, the present study extends the literature by more broadly examining the underlying factors associated with deconcentration and economic restructuring arguments of metro to nonmetro migration. The article uses (1) extensive county-to-county migration flows and (2) the utility maximization theory that extends the framework of a discrete choice model. The results show that population density, distance to urban areas, industry mix employment growth, natural amenities, and percentage of older people are key factors underlying these migration patterns. We also find a slight fading of effects of natural amenities and population density, and a slight increase in the effects of wage and employment growth from 2005-2009.

Moving for Prosperity

Moving for Prosperity
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2018-06-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1464812829

Migration presents a stark policy dilemma. Research repeatedly confirms that migrants, their families back home, and the countries that welcome them experience large economic and social gains. Easing immigration restrictions is one of the most effective tools for ending poverty and sharing prosperity across the globe. Yet, we see widespread opposition in destination countries, where migrants are depicted as the primary cause of many of their economic problems, from high unemployment to declining social services. Moving for Prosperity: Global Migration and Labor Markets addresses this dilemma. In addition to providing comprehensive data and empirical analysis of migration patterns and their impact, the report argues for a series of policies that work with, rather than against, labor market forces. Policy makers should aim to ease short-run dislocations and adjustment costs so that the substantial long-term benefits are shared more evenly. Only then can we avoid draconian migration restrictions that will hurt everybody. Moving for Prosperity aims to inform and stimulate policy debate, facilitate further research, and identify prominent knowledge gaps. It demonstrates why existing income gaps, demographic differences, and rapidly declining transportation costs mean that global mobility will continue to be a key feature of our lives for generations to come. Its audience includes anyone interested in one of the most controversial policy debates of our time.

Social Consequences of Economic Restructuring in the Textile Industry

Social Consequences of Economic Restructuring in the Textile Industry
Author: Cynthia D. Anderson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2014-02-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 113570385X

This book analyzes the dramatic social impacts of global economic restructuring in the US textile industry and the consequences for Southern textile mill communities. With the expansion of markets in the global economy, government policies such as NAFTA and GATT are greatly affecting the domestic production of textiles. Increased global competitiveness has led to technological modernization, plant shutdowns, and downward pressure on wages. Many family-owned companies are merging into conglomerates, some of which are international. Concurrently, the structure of power and domination in Southern textile communities is changing. Paternalistic control, typically portrayed as a form of traditional authority and benevolent protection of workers, is no longer dominant. With the decreased need for skilled labor, textile company owners are not obligated to provide mill villages with housing electricity, and water. Formerly protected communities are now players on an international scale, with workers competing for jobs on a global level. New forms of class exploitation, racism, and sexism provide a contested terrain for mill employees. As the industry restructures, workers and their households are faced with new challenges. To understand these social impacts, I examine globalization, restructuring, and spatialization as processes embedded in multiple layers of reality. The multi-level analysis focuses on the Southern textile industry, a leading firm, its surrounding labor market area, and members of the community. Historical, statistical and qualitative interviewing methods yield data that demonstrate redefined labor markets, reconstituted race relations, and household adaptations. Changes in firm and industry impact shop-floor labor processes, including increased production pace, new management strategies and technological adjustments. As embedded layers of social relations, the multi-level outcomes are both negative and positive, creating new winners and losers in Southern communities.