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Fomby explores how U.S.-bound migrants participate in systems of intergenerational exchange
with their families remaining in Mexico. Taking the perspective of migrants as adult children
in their families of origin, she considers the factors associated with inception of migration
careers, and asks how migration by selected children affects the social and economic
organization of the parental household. Fomby's review of theoretical and empirical research
shows that the dominant focus on male labor migration overlooks how migrants continue to
relate to and influence parents and siblings. She shows that migrant-sending parental
households in Mexico are distinctive in their composition, and that migrants continue to
make significant economic contributions from abroad.
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