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Post‐urbanism, Incorporation, and Migration
Author(s) -
Olvera Jacqueline,
Rae Douglas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00584.x
Subject(s) - haven , immigration , urbanism , politics , ethnic group , safe haven , mass migration , political science , sociology , development economics , political economy , economic geography , economic growth , geography , anthropology , economics , law , international economics , mathematics , archaeology , combinatorics , architecture
This paper explores an emerging pattern of migration currently being written by the new wave of Mexican migrants in New Haven, Connecticut, a city with little to no history of Mexican migration. Using New Haven as a case study, this paper argues that local conditions shape immigrant experiences and thus frame the process of social and economic incorporation. By contrasting first‐wave Italian migration and contemporary Mexican migration, we demonstrate that urban conditions both foster and impede the social and political integration of immigrant groups. Our analyses demonstrate that the presence of established ethnic communities pose challenges and benefits to the political and social incorporation of Italians and Mexicans in their respective urban eras. Moreover, we find that contemporary immigrants are entering settings that are more racialized and economically distinct than that of their first‐wave immigrant predecessors.