Geographic and Spatial Assimilation of Immigrants from Central America's Northern Triangle

Bibliographic Data

ID9953514
AuthorsD N Obinna (0000-0002-1915-8786, Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg Maryland, corresponding author), Layton M Field (Mount St. Mary's University Emmitsburg Maryland)
Year2019
Volume57
Issue3
Pages81-97
Publication date2019-02-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.12557
OpenAlexW2917081575
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited35

With declines in migration from Mexico, the countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America ( NTCA ) – El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala – are now responsible for some of the largest increases in the population density of Latinos in the United States. Using data from the 5‐year estimates of the 2016 American Community Survey and the Atlas of Rural and Small‐Town America, this article provides a spatial framework for settlement among NTCA immigrants in America. Findings illustrate that, unlike previous streams of Latino migration, which tended to be more agriculturally driven, NTCA immigrants are likely to choose settlement destinations in densely populated counties which support manufacturing rather than those which are farming dependent. We also find that while NTCA communities are predominant in new destinations like Prince Georges and Montgomery counties Maryland, they are also dominant in older Latino destinations like Harris County, Texas and Los Angeles county, California

Archaeology · Business · Destinations · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Immigration · Population · Settlement (finance · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Tourism · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Rural development and sustainability · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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