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____ of the Latin American and Caribbean immigrant communities by 1990
4th largest
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Substantial number of illegal
immigrants -
came on tourist visas and stayed
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Concentrated in ____ area
New York / New Jersey
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Migrants from late 1960s and 1970s
urban, youthful, skilled and educated
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1980s - inflation, declining wages, weakening of peso
This made the "emigration option" more attractive
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Settlement: New York City, Jobs, and Family
Structure
- Women - manufacturing sectors
- Men - manufacturing and service - hotels, restaurants, hospitalsIncome ranked bottom of even other immigrant groups
- High rate of single-parent households
- Racial discrimination
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Low occupational attainment:
lower levels of education
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Family disorganization -
high rates of marital disruption
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Gender
- Gender discrimination burdens women
- Rewarded even less
- Less likely to find employment
- Increased personal autonomy and authority as result of emigration
- More access to opportunities
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Newfound autonomy found by women
Make them want to stay
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Success of emigrants become ____, misfortunes are _____
mythologized, minimized
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