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Stay or Go? Ecuadorian Immigrants in S pain in Times of Crisis
Author(s) -
IGLESIAS MARTÍNEZ JUAN
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12560
Subject(s) - immigration , settlement (finance) , demographic economics , political science , development economics , economy , business , economics , law , finance , payment
This article studies how the economic crisis affects E cuadorian immigrants' decisions on staying in S pain or returning to their home country. Before the crisis, E cuadorians were one of the most significant migrant groups in S pain in terms of volume and degree of settlement. The crisis has destabilised their situation and modified their migratory projects in different ways. This article presents the three main choices facing E cuadorian immigrants during the crisis: permanence, wait and see, and return/re‐migration. The analysis focuses on how the decision‐making process is carried out and on the different factors that lead E cuadorians to choose each option.