SOC 329 Lecture 2: 2.14.19 Lecture 2

• School: Princeton University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 329
• Professor: Tod Hamilton

Document Summary

3 different waves of migration to the us. Attracted by higher wages in the us and worse conditions in the home country. Us government tried to reduce unemployment by deporting all undocumented immigrants. Close to half a million were sent home. Braceros program increase in mexican immigrants. Replacement of labor on the east coast: Replacement of labor on the west coast: Top 5 birthplaces of foreign-born people in america. Represents a long and sustained period of migration from mexico. In the last few decades, we"ve seen a drop in immigrants born in mexico. We"ve seen a drop in the number of undocumented migrants to the usa. Net migration between the us and mexico is negative. There are more people leaving the us to go back to mexico than there are individuals coming into the us from mexico. Discrepancies in areas from which migration occurs.