scholarly journals Migration, work, and retirement: the case of Mexican-origin populations

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Emma Aguila ◽  
Zeewan Lee ◽  
Rebeca Wong
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Retirement Decisions ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Older Populations ◽  
Retirement Study ◽  
The U.S

Abstract Mexico and the United States both face rapid population aging as well as older populations with high poverty rates. Among the most vulnerable populations of retirement age in either nation are Mexican immigrants to the United States. This work uses data from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study and the Mexican Health and Aging Study to assess retirement decisions among persons born in Mexico and working in either nation as well as such decisions by non-Hispanic Whites in the United States. Social security system incentives matter for the retirement of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. but not for return-migrants in Mexico.

scholarly journals Likely Dementia and Its Implication for Support Among the Oldest-Old in Mexico and the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 574-574
Author(s):  
Mariana Lopez-Ortega ◽  
Silvia Mejia ◽  
Emma Aguila ◽  
Luis Gutiérrez-Robledo ◽  
William Vega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Epidemiologic Study ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Low Resource ◽  
Dementia Prevalence ◽  
Memory Care ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
The U.S

Abstract This study examines sources of vulnerabilities to dementia in low resource populations in two specific contexts—Mexico and the United States. Data are drawn from comparable waves of the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS) and the Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE) in 2012, which include representative samples of the oldest-old (82 and over), the fastest growing segment of the populations worldwide. Likely dementia prevalence is 30.9% (±0.46SD) for Mexicans in Mexico and 36.3% (±0.48SD) for Mexicans in the U.S. Odds of likely dementia in both populations were increased by age, living in extended households, depressive symptoms, and Seguro Popular and Medicaid receipt. Being female and having comorbid cardiovascular conditions were also associated with likely dementia but only for older Mexicans. There is a need to strengthen the caregiving capacity of memory care services in low resource communities in Mexico and the U.S.

Amy Spellacy on Guillermo Ibarra

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Home Country ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Perspectives ◽  
New Form ◽  
The Many ◽  
The U.S

This essay is a response to Guillermo Ibarra’s contribution to this book, Global Perspectives on the United States. It argues that Ibarra’s essay can usefully remind readers of the many ways the U.S. and Latin America are connected. While Ibarra highlights the transnational nature of U.S. cities and how Mexican immigrants in the U.S. remain tied to communities in their home country while simultaneously embracing largely positive views of the U.S., Spellacy wants to situate Ibarra’s project in relation to scholarly and artistic works that conceive of the Americas as a space joined by historical ties and the continued traffic of people, ideas, commodities, and culture across national borders. Spellacy asks how a hemispheric understanding of the Americas could help us comprehend the new form of citizenship embraced by Mexican immigrants considered in Ibarra’s essay, and she suggests that it might be fruitful to think across disciplinary divides and consider these questions in relation to scholars working on hemispheric cultural studies. For example, she asks, if citizenship is performed rather than taken for granted, is it not important to consider the role culture plays in this process?

Migratory Movements between Mexico and the United States, 1880–1934

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alanís Enciso Fernando Saúl ◽  
Russ Davidson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
World War I ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mexican Immigration ◽  
Mexican Migration ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
Communal Lands ◽  
Migratory Movements ◽  
The U.S

This chapter presents an overview of the flow of Mexican immigration to the United States between the years of 1880 and 1934. It notes that two main factors were responsible for the influx of Mexican immigrants to the United States over this period of time, these being: 1) the expansion of the U.S. economy and integration of the southwestern states into the union, and 2) the difficult social and economic conditions that Mexico faced as a result of the expropriation of village communal lands and a decrease in wages on rural estates. This chapter also outlines the timeline of Mexican immigration throughout this period, from the late 19th to the middle of the 20th century, and analyses how momentous events, such as World War I and the Great Depression, spurred or deterred Mexican migration to the U.S., as well as the Mexican government’s various attempts to both encourage and curb repatriation.

scholarly journals A BI-NATIONAL COMPARISON OF FEDERAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME ELDERLY IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S65-S65
Author(s):  
Emma Aguila ◽  
Jaqueline L Angel
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Population Aging ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mexican Origin ◽  
Seguro Popular ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Population aging in Mexico as in the United States is expected to accelerate over the next thirty years, and the proportion of individuals 65 and older will triple to approximately 20 percent by 2050 in both nations. Older people of Mexican origin are at high risk of protracted periods of poor health, a reality exacerbated by poverty. We use the Health and Retirement Study (HRS 2012-2014, N= 2,575) and Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS 2012-2015; N=16,131) to compare profiles of older Mexican-origin recipients of income supplements. We find Mexican immigrants are lower-income, less healthy, and less likely to receive supplements than Mexican origin in U.S. In contrast, return migrants are more likely to receive supplements than non-migrants in Mexico. Income supplement recipients are more likely to receive Medicaid and Seguro Popular. We discuss implications of financing safety net programs and the potential dependency burden in two countries aging rapidly.

scholarly journals Grief, COVID-19, and the South: Considerations and Recommendations

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110295
Author(s):  
Danielle L. McDuffie ◽  
Kathryn Kouchi ◽  
Hillary Dorman ◽  
Elizabeth Bownes ◽  
Shelley E. Condon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Grief And Loss ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The South ◽  
Country Factors ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Older Populations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S

Purpose COVID-19 has devastated the United States (U.S.). One of the more notably impacted areas is the South. Compared to the rest of the U.S., the South is characterized by increased rurality, lowered access to healthcare, older populations, and higher religiosity, all of which might predispose its residents to more detrimental effects of COVID-19, including COVID-related fatalities. As such, this paper provides important considerations for individuals engaging in work with Southern, rural Americans dealing with COVID-related grief and loss. Methods A review of the literature addressing the impact of Southern legislature, rurality, cross-country factors, and faith on COVID-related grief among Southerners was conducted, with applicable considerations expressed. Conclusions Care should be taken by providers working with rural, Southern residents to attend to tangible and intangible losses experienced as a result of COVID-19. These considerations can help inform work with rural Southerners dealing with grief during the pandemic.

Familism and Structural Assimilation of Mexican Immigrants in the United States

1980 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Tienda
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Geographic Mobility ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Kinship Ties ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The U.S

The relationship between geographic mobility, kinship ties and social status is examined in this article using data for a sample of 820 Mexican immigrants aged 18–60 who were interviewed upon legal entry to the U.S. in late 1973–74 and reinterviewed three years later. An attempt is made to determine whether and how the maintenance of kinship ties influences the integration of immigrants during the period immediately following emigration.

scholarly journals The reasons older immigrants in the United States of America report for returning to Mexico

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 722-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALMA VEGA ◽  
KAREN HIRSCHMAN
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Immigrant Group ◽  
Older Immigrants ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
The Usa ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

ABSTRACTMexicans are the largest immigrant group in the United States of America (USA) and are ageing rapidly. Few studies investigate whether older immigrants return to Mexico for different reasons than younger immigrants. Using the Mexican Health and Aging Study (N = 952), we examine whether Mexican immigrants in the USA who returned to Mexico at age 50 and older report different reasons for returning than those who returned at younger ages. Few immigrants (regardless of age) returned for economic reasons. The most commonly reported reason for returning for both groups was missing family. However, the odds of selecting missing family over illness as their main reason for returning were lower for older immigrants than younger immigrants after controlling for the duration of their stay in the USA and other socio-demographic factors (odds ratio (OR) = 0.27; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.11, 0.68). Results indicate that older immigrants were just as likely to report returning due to economic reasons and migration problems as they were to report returning because of illness (OR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.15, 2.21; OR = 0.41, 95% CI = 0.12, 1.43). While existing research shows that older immigrants in the USA typically experience fewer migration problems and are often more economically stable than younger immigrants, our research suggests this may be entirely due to the duration of their stay in the USA.

scholarly journals Experiencing Anti-Immigrant Policies on Both Sides of the U.S./Mexico Borderland: A Comparative Study of Mexican and Iranian Families

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Candel ◽  
Shahla Fayazpour
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Immigrant Families ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Mexican Immigrant Families ◽  
Immigrant Policies ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Trump Administration

The experiences of Mexican and Iranian immigrant families are often unheard and unpacked. The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine how race, ethnicity, and national identity are at the core of the sociopolitical and economic issues that Latino and Iranian families undergo in the United States. Using critical race theory as a framework, this research analyzed the ways in which Mexican immigrant families who were deported, and Iranian-immigrant families living in the United States, have been differently affected by post 9/11 anti-immigrant policies and by zero tolerance policies enacted by the Trump administration. The research question guiding this study was: How do U.S. anti-immigrant policies affect Iranian and Mexican immigrant families and their children’s futures? Our findings uncovered that both groups were negatively affected, however, in different ways. Iranian immigrant parents worried about their socioeconomic status in the United States and their children’s future. They also feared that their relatives might not be able to visit them due to the U.S. Muslim Travel Ban placed on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran. On the other hand, Mexican immigrants who lived in the United States undocumented were deported to Mexico. However, after deportation, and responding to the threat of the Trump administration to deport millions more, the Mexican government provided dual citizenship to U.S.-born children of Mexican returnees to facilitate their access to government services, including education. All people and place names are pseudonyms.

scholarly journals The Association Between Diabetes and Cognition Among Older Hispanics in the United States and Mexicans in Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 159-159
Author(s):  
Jaqueline Avila ◽  
Rebeca Wong ◽  
Rafael Samper Ternent
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Matched Sample ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Aging Study ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Retirement Study ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Older Mexicans

Abstract The objective is to assess if the effect of diabetes on cognition differs by race/ethnicity in the U.S. and how this association differs between older Hispanics in the U.S. and older Mexicans in Mexico. Data comes from a sample of older adults 50 and older with direct interviews from the 2012 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (N=17,810) and the Mexican Health and Aging Study (N=13,270). Cognition was measured as a total cognition score. OLS regressions were used to test the association between diabetes and cognition by race/ethnicity in the U.S. and among older Mexicans in Mexico. Results showed that Non-Hispanic Whites (NHW) had the highest cognition scores in the U.S., followed by Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks (NHB). Mean cognition score of older Mexicans was higher than for NHB and Hispanics in the U.S. but lower than NHWs. The prevalence of diabetes was highest among Hispanics (32.3%), followed by NHB (30.6%) and NHW (19.9%). The prevalence of diabetes in Mexico was like those NHW in the U.S. (19.9%). In the U.S., the effect of being NHB and Hispanic (compared to white) on cognition was equivalent to having 5.3 and 2.4 fewer years of education, respectively. However, the effect of diabetes on cognition did not differ by race/ethnicity. The final analysis will include a direct comparison between Hispanics in the U.S. and a matched sample of older adults in Mexico with similar sex and age to test differences in the effect of diabetes on cognition between these two samples.

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