New Migration Patterns in the Americas

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This volume investigates new migration patterns in the Americas addressing continuities and changes in existing population movements in the region. The book explores migration conditions and intersections across time and space relying on a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach that brings together the expertise of transnational scholars with diverse theoretical orientations, strengths, and methodological approaches. Some of the themes this edited volume explores include main features of contemporary migration in the Americas; causes, composition, and patterns of new migration flows; and state policies enacted to meet the challenges posed by new developments in migration flows. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii Introduction: New Mobility Patterns in the Americas (Andreas E. Feldmann, Xóchitl Bada, Stephanie Schütze)....Pages 1-24 Front Matter ....Pages 25-25 The Interplay of Organized Violence and Forced Migration: A Transnational Perspective (Ludger Pries)....Pages 27-55 How Insecurity Is Transforming Migration Patterns in the North American Corridor: Lessons from Michoacán (Xóchitl Bada, Andreas E. Feldmann)....Pages 57-83 The Discourse of “Transit Migration” in Mexico and Its “Blind Spot”: Changing Realities and New Vocabularies (Tanya Basok)....Pages 85-107 Front Matter ....Pages 109-109 Open-Door Policy? Reintegration Challenges and Government Responses to Return Migration in Mexico (Mónica Jacobo Suárez, Nuty Cárdenas Alaminos)....Pages 111-140 Carving Out Protection and Redress for Migrants in the Americas Through the Judiciary: The Role of the High Courts (Helena M. Olea Rodríguez)....Pages 141-168 Front Matter ....Pages 169-169 Lifestyle Migration and the Marketization of Countries in Latin America (Amalia Pallares, Luisa J. Rollins-Castillo)....Pages 171-199 Beyond the Expat Bubble: Migration and Labor Incorporation of Spanish Skilled Immigrants in Mexico (Cristóbal Mendoza)....Pages 201-228 Front Matter ....Pages 229-229 Economic Crisis and Migrants’ In-Between: Trajectories of Legal Status, Work and (In)Formality from Colombian- and Ecuador-Born Migrants in Spain (Manuel Assner)....Pages 231-259 New Patterns of Chinese Migration to the Americas: Mexico City and Lima (Ximena Alba Villalever, Felipe Rubio)....Pages 261-281 Front Matter ....Pages 283-283 From Immigration to Transit Migration: Race and Gender Entanglements in New Migration to Ecuador (Gioconda Herrera)....Pages 285-315 New Spaces of Belonging: Soccer Teams of Bolivian Migrants in São Paulo, Brazil (Julia Haß, Stephanie Schütze)....Pages 317-336 Conclusion (Andreas E. Feldmann, Xóchitl Bada, Stephanie Schütze)....Pages 337-346 Back Matter ....Pages 347-354