Liberalisation and its impact on migration in agricultural communities in Mexico

Beyond Networks: Health, Crime, and Migration in Mexico

“…Aguayo-Tellez [5] found that the percentage of communal land and maquiladora employment also drive internal migration in Mexico. On the other hand, communities that rely heavily on basic crops production tend to have significantly higher rates of migration to the US [3]. At the macro level, Hanson et al [16] find strong negative relation between Mexican wages, border enforcement, and US migration.…”

“…At the same time, a large majority of the literature on the determinants of migration agrees on the relatively high importance of having access to migration networks on the decision to migrate, especially to another country [3,18]. Furthermore, several studies have found that having access to migration networks is the most important predictor of international migration, particularly for undocumented migrants [19][20][21].…”

“…In the 1990s and driven in part by Mexico's drastic shift toward globalization due to the implementation of NAFTA, migration flows towards large cities along the US border intensified along with migration to the US. This was particularly prevalent for rural communities that relied heavily on basic crops production and were unable to compete with international markets [3].…”