title: Current trends and patterns of female migration:  evidence from Mexico.
abstract: "This study uses a new source of data to assess trends and patterns of female migration from Mexico.  Data were collected from migrants interviewed in ten Mexican communities from 1987 through 1990, as well as from outmigrants from those communities who were later located in the United States.  The first part of the analysis examines changes in migrant behavior throughout the 1980s by estimating trends in the probability of first-time and repeat migration and by assessing the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) on these trends.... The study then considers the determinants of female Mexican-U.S. migration by examining whether and how women's recent moves reflect their personal characteristics, the resources in their households, or a process of family reunification."  This paper was originally presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Donato
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007843:Latin America; D008800:Mexico; D009042:Motivation; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011336:Probability; D011584:Psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States; D014933:Women's Rights
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; International Migration--determinants; Latin America; Mexico; Migrants--women; Migration; Migration Policy; Motivation; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics--women; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Probability; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Statistical Studies; Studies; United States; Women's Status