Mexican Immigrants in the Labor Market: The Strength of Strong Ties
May 2006
ISBN-13: 978-1-59332-133-8 / Hardcover
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 / viii, 208 pages
Amado examines the job seeking strategies of recent Mexican immigrants in Atlanta. She explores the resources available to job seekers within and outside their immigrant networks and the role of kinship during migration and settlement. Strong ties are primary sources of support and job information for new arrivals. Ties of kinship and paisanaje are effective work links among male workers involved in dense occupational networks of fellow immigrants. This is especially true among informal workers in industries that rely on abundant migrant labor. Women are less likely to benefit from these connections due to labor market and network segregation along gender lines.