Indigenous Mexican Migrants in the United States

Fox, Jonathan; Rivera-Salgado, Gaspar

doi:10.1525/jlat.2006.11.2.451

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“…In contrast, in the case of the Oaxacan Indigenous Binational Front (FIOB), migrants use the same membership organization to fight for human rights vis-à-vis local, state, and national governments. Thousands of families identify as members, participating through local committees in both countries while reaching out to civil society organizations and policy 189 makers in both countries (Fox & Rivera-Salgado 2004). This example demonstrates simultaneous binational participation as distinct from parallel involvement (see Levitt & Glick-Schiller 2005 for a related approach to simultaneity).…”

Section: Three Main Forms Of Transnational Citizenshipmentioning

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“…In contrast, some of the Oaxacan migrant organizations, many of which are based on broader regional and ethnic identities as well as hometowns, have organized branches not only in California and Oaxaca but also in Baja California, in between. This transnational political space constitutes the imagined community of "Oaxacalifornia" (Fox & Rivera-Salgado 2004).…”

Section: Power Relationships Between Organized Migrants and At-home Cmentioning

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Unpacking “Transnational Citizenship”

Fox

2005

Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci.

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▪ Abstract What “counts” as transnational citizenship? Like the related notions of global or transnational civil society, the term's appeal to internationalists is greater than its conceptual precision. However, a wide range of empirical trends do raise questions about the nation-state-based approach to the concept of citizenship. In an effort to avoid conceptual stretching, this essay assesses the degree to which the concept of transnational citizenship helps to address issues raised by “globalization from below.” Because many approaches to citizenship focus on the dynamics and texture of participation, this review incorporates recent findings in sociology, anthropology, and geography into the political science discussion. The essay is organized by propositions that bring together analysis of two distinct empirical literatures, on transnational civil society and on migrant civic and political participation. The review concludes by contrasting two cross-cutting sets of definitional choices. The discussion is framed by a recognition that definitions of citizenship vary along two main dimensions: in their emphasis on rights versus membership, and in high versus low intensity. Only a very bounded definition of transnational citizenship holds up under conceptual scrutiny, limited to what is also called dual or multiple citizenship for migrants.

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Section: Three Main Forms Of Transnational Citizenshipmentioning

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Section: Power Relationships Between Organized Migrants and At-home Cmentioning

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Unpacking “Transnational Citizenship”

Fox

2005

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“…En años anteriores, los pueblos indígenas mexicanos tendían a migrar a las grandes ciudades en áreas tales como California y Texas que tienen una larga historia de migración Mexicana (Fox & Salgado, 2004). Esa tendencia ha cambiado; los inmigrantes recién llegados, incluyendo los inmigrantes indígenas, actualmente están entrando en Estados que históri-camente no han tenido grandes poblaciones de inmigrantes latinos, tales como Carolina del Norte (Machado-Casas, 2006;Grupo & Suro, 2005).…”

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“…In years past, Mexican indigenous peoples tended to migrate to large cities in areas such as California and Texas with long-standing histories of migration from Mexico (Fox & Salgado, 2004). That trend has shifted; newly-arrived immigrants, including indigenous immigrants, are currently entering states that historically have not had large Latino immigrant populations, such as North Carolina (Machado-Casas, 2006;Passel & Suro, 2005).…”

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Supervivencia y transcendencia de inmigrantes latinas indígenas transnacionales (ILIS) en los Estados Unidos

Casas

2013

Ped Soc. Rev Int

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RESUMEN:Los inmigrantes latinos indígenas transnacionales parecen vivir hoy vidas múltiples a través de múltiples fronteras. Basado en un estudio de investigación de métodos mixtos llevado a cabo en 3 años y que tuvo lugar en Carolina del norte, este manuscrito describe las experiencias de inmigrantes latinas indígenas (ILIs) que viven en los Estados Unidos, específicamente las pedagogías de supervivencia basadas en identidades sociales fluidas. Las mujeres indígenas que participaron en este estudio tuvieron que adoptar identidades fluidas desconocidas tanto en el hogar para lograr la supervivencia cultural como fuera del hogar (identidades externas) para la supervivencia física y social, a menudo en ambientes hostiles. Además, plantea preguntas acerca de las maneras en que el multilingüismo afecta la movilidad por las fronteras y la trans-nacionalidad, así como la conversión de las inmigrantes latinas indígenas en Camaleónas guerreras (camaleón guerreros) que utilizan "herramientas de supervivencia crítica" como un puente transnacional para facilitar su supervivencia en ambientes hostil de los Estados Unidos, la comunidad y en las escuelas.PALABRAS CLAVE: Transnacional; Indígenas; Inmigrante Latina; Supervivencia; Inmigración; Educación.ABSTRACT: Transnational indigenous Latino immigrants today seem to live multiple lives across multiple borders. Based on a 3-year Mix methods research study that took place in North Carolina, the manuscript describes the experiences of Indigenous Latina Immigrants (ILIs) living in the United States, specifically pedagogies of survival based on fluid social identities. The indigenous women who took part in this study had to adopt fluid unknown identities both at home for cultural survival, and also outside home (external idensupervivencia y transcendencia de inmigrantes latinas indígenas transnacionales (ilis)

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“…Together, these organizations represent a distinct segment of civil society. This "migrant civil society" (Fox & Rivera-Salgado, 2004; see also Bada, Fox, & Selee, 2006)-here defined as community organizations, social movements, hometown associations, churches and faith-based organizations, social clubs, and other organized groups that represent the interests of migrants and operate between markets, households, and the state-plays an increasingly important role in mediating the myriad dislocations and conflicts brought on by mass migration.…”

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Migrant Civil Society: New Voices in the Struggle Over Community Development

Theodore

Martin

2007

Journal of Urban Affairs

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Port-of-entry immigrant neighborhoods have long been a feature of the American city. Dense cross-border networks are reshaping port-of-entry immigrant neighborhoods and creating "transnational communities" where forces of global economic restructuring and practices of everyday life combine into a distinctive form of urbanization. Yet immigration has also created tensions and conflicts. Lack of affordable housing, inadequate access to quality schools, substandard employment, and unmet basic needs are among the problems facing large segments of society. Their resolution has been rendered more problematic by questions concerning the immigration status of many residents. The lack of recourse for undocumented immigrants to the state has meant that the task of resolving these social problems has been displaced onto civil society. This article considers the role of nonprofit, community organizations and social movement organizations-part of an emergent migrant civil society-in responding to a variety of social and economic concerns affecting residents of Albany Park. The community area of Albany Park on Chicago's north side has for decades served as a first destination for immigrants. In 2000 the foreign-born population in Albany Park climbed to 52%, making it one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Chicago. Through an examination of neighborhood social struggles we consider the ways in which transnational flows of people, commerce, culture, and social practices come to ground in neighborhoods like Albany Park. Then we present two case studies of social activism by segments of migrant civil society. The first examines the antigentrification movement launched by the Balanced Development Coalition, while the second considers workers' rights activism in support of day laborers. Finally, we reflect on the implications of the Albany Park cases for the study of migrant civil society more broadly.Port-of-entry immigrant neighborhoods have long been a feature of the American city. Often it is in these neighborhoods that recent arrivals secure their first job and are initiated into community life. And it is here where they establish and become active in organizations dedicated to improving quality of life in the neighborhood and advocating for community development. In this way, each generation of migrants makes its imprint on neighborhood politics through the creation of new organizations and the adaptation of already existing ones. As migrants and their civil society organizations grapple with contemporary issues, the dynamics of local politics are refashioned, new concerns are voiced, and contentious issues are debated. The 1990s witnessed an unprecedented level of migration to the United States with approximately 13.2 million migrants entering the United States during the decade, many of whom

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Indigenous Mexican Migrants in the United States

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Unpacking “Transnational Citizenship”

Unpacking “Transnational Citizenship”

Supervivencia y transcendencia de inmigrantes latinas indígenas transnacionales (ILIS) en los Estados Unidos

Migrant Civil Society: New Voices in the Struggle Over Community Development

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