The sexuality of migration: Border crossings and Mexican immigrant men

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-157
Author(s):  
Susana Peña
Keyword(s):  
Border Crossings ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Mexican Immigrant Men ◽  
Immigrant Men

Border crossings and shifting sexualities among Mexican gay immigrant men: Beyond monolithic conceptions

Sexualities ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 919-938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Carrillo ◽  
Jorge Fontdevila
Keyword(s):  
Gay And Bisexual Men ◽  
Border Crossings ◽  
Bisexual Men ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Sexual Interaction ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Mexican Immigrant Men ◽  
And Bisexual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Immigrant Men

This article describes patterns of interpretation and practice of same-sex desires pre- and post-migration among self-identified gay and bisexual Mexican immigrant men to the USA. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 80 such men, we argue that, contrary to stereotypes, their pre-migration interpretations and practices are considerably diverse and not solely informed by highly gendered understandings and styles of sexual interaction between men. After migration, some shift their interpretations and practices considerably, while others retain those that informed their sexualities pre-migration, either adapting them to their new sexual contexts or resisting any changes. These findings, which reveal the complexity and diversity of sexual interpretations among immigrant gay and bisexual men, pose a challenge to proposed systems of classifying same-sex desires as well as to conventional understandings of the impact of international migration on gay sexuality.

Central American and Mexican Immigrant Characteristics and Economic Incorporation in California

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 657-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven P. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Mexican Immigrants ◽  
Central American ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Central Americans ◽  
Economic Incorporation ◽  
American Immigrant ◽  
Mexican Immigrant Women ◽  
Mexican Immigrant Men ◽  
Immigrant Men

Data compiled from the 1980 U.S. Census and other sources are used in this article to demonstrate the distinctiveness of Central American immigration. Comprising a relatively recent and growing immigrant stream, Central Americans are settling in areas where other Hispanic groups are already established. Comparisons between Central American and Mexican immigrants in California reveal substantial differences between the two groups in their age structure, sex ratio, and human capital characteristics. Despite the differences, however, Central American immigrant men earn the same as Mexican immigrant men. This finding can be explained by structural theories of immigrant economic incorporation. Some Central American women are able to convert their human capital advantages over Mexican immigrant women into earnings advantages, as predicted by assimilation theory.

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