Maria Aysa-Lastra

Biographic Data

ID255628
NAMEMaria Aysa-Lastra
GIVEN NAMESMaria
FAMILY NAMEAysa-Lastra
SIGNATUREAYSA-LASTRA M
AFFILIATIONSFlorida International University
ORCID0000-0002-7435-4413
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS31
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT1
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX3

  • Movilidad ocupacional segmentada el caso de los inmigrantes no comunitarios en España

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-Lastra, Lorenzo Cachón-RodríguezARTICLERevista Española de Investigaciones…2024Cited by: 2References: 8

    La literatura sobre la integración económica de los inmigrantes ha destacado la existencia de un patrón de movilidad en forma de «U». En este artículo discutimos esta argumentación partiendo de las teorías de la segmentación del mercado de trabajo y del análisis de la movilidad desde la perspectiva de la «estructura de clase». Se analizan los datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Inmigrantes de 2007 para elaborar tablas de movilidad ocupacional de los…

  • Gendered Patterns of Remitting and Saving among Mexican Families with U.S. Migration Experience

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-LastraARTICLEThe Annals of the American…2019Cited by: 1References: 27

    This article explores patterns of remittance sending among male and female migrants from Mexico to the United States, and patterns in the use of remittances among receiving households in Mexico. It also identifies variables that determine remittance sending and saving behaviors in migrants’ most recent U.S. trip. Results reveal gendered differences in the investment and consumption strategies adopted by families in communities of origin. Despite …

  • Spanish Legacies

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-LastraARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…2018Cited by: 1References: 3

  • Immigrant Vulnerability and Resilience

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-Lastra, Lorenzo CachónBOOKImmigrant Vulnerability and…2015

  • Human Agency and the Search for Security in the Global Age

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-LastraARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…2015References: 3

  • Mexico and Its Diaspora in the United States. Policies of Emigration since 1848 - by Délano, Alexandra

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-Lastra, Maria Aysa‐lastraARTICLEBulletin of Latin American Research2014References: 1

  • Determinantes de la movilidad ocupacional segmentada de los inmigrantes no comunitarios en España

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-Lastra, Lorenzo Cachón-RodríguezARTICLERevista Internacional de Sociología2013Cited by: 10References: 6

    Los determinantes de la movilidad ocupacional de los inmigrantes se vienen estudiando de modo agregado para el conjunto del mercado de trabajo, tanto en la transición del país de origen al país de destino como en el proceso de asimilación económica posterior. Nuestro artículo analiza los determinantes de una pauta de movilidad segmentada y examina cuáles son significativos en los segmentos primario y secundario en ambas transiciones. Se utilizan …

  • Portrayals ofColombian andVenezuelan Immigrant Organisations in theUnitedStates

    Open AccessMagaly Sánchez-R, Magaly Sanchez‐r et al.ARTICLEBulletin of Latin American Research2013Cited by: 3References: 23

    This article compares the public images ofColombian andVenezuelan immigrant organisations in theUnitedStates. Immigrant organisations' web pages and the expression of their main aims and goals serve to identify their major concerns as they create public images not only for the organisation but for the immigrant community itself. To interpret the immigrant organisations' public images and their goals, we offer a multilevel study that considers imm…

  • Family Closeness and Domestic Abuse Among Caribbean and South American Women in South Florida

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-Lastra, Patria Rojas et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Violence2012References: 8

  • Place of Origin, Types of Ties, and Support Networks in Mexico–U.S. Migration

    Open AccessNadia Y Flores-Yeffal, Nadia Y Flores‐Yeffal et al.ARTICLERural Sociology2011

    A bstract Previous studies explored how urban or rural place of origin influences the source of social capital. There remains a need to consider how the place of origin affects the type of ties—family, friends, or paisanos (countrymen)—with those who provide support to migrants. We use data from the Mexican Migration Project (MMP128) and perform multinomial logistic regression models to predict who (among family, friends, or paisanos) provides lo…

  • Integration of Internally Displaced Persons in Urban Labour Markets

    Maria Aysa-LastraARTICLEJournal of Refugee Studies2011Cited by: 14References: 9

    Journal Article Integration of Internally Displaced Persons in Urban Labour Markets: A Case Study of the IDP Population in Soacha, Colombia Get access Maria Aysa-Lastra Maria Aysa-Lastra Department of Global and Sociocultural Studies, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St. DM 340B, Miami, FL 33199 [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Refugee Studies, Volume 24, Issue 2, June…

  • Liquid Fear

    Open AccessMaria Aysa-Lastra, Maria Aysa‐lastraARTICLESociological Inquiry2011