English Proficiency and Trust Networks among Undocumented Mexican Migrants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5741373 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadia Y Flores-Yeffal (0000-0001-8159-5488, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 684 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 105-119 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716219855024 |
| OpenAlex | W2960390754 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 24 |
This study explores whether being a member of a migration-trust network (MTN; social structures that immigrants create to manage the challenges of undocumented status) affects the acquisition of English language proficiency among undocumented heads of household who migrate to the United States from Mexico. The analysis shows that human capital accumulation and interactions with non-Hispanic white Americans are important to learning English in this migrant population. But it also suggests that membership in an MTN can inhibit the acquisition of English language proficiency. I use Mexican Migration Project data and other accumulated research to argue that being undocumented and participating in MTNs can deter migrants from assimilating into American mainstream society: a lack of legal status among many first-generation Mexican immigrants pushes them toward survival strategies that rely on MTNs
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Human capital · Immigration · Language proficiency · Mainstream · Mexican americans · Pedagogy · Political science · Population · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Demography · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Multilingual Education and Policy
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |