Work and family divided across borders: the impact of parental migration on Mexican children in transnational families

Using new data collected in high emigration communities within Mexico, we explore the impact of partial family migration on children left behind in Mexico. Multivariate results suggest that households where respondents have a spouse who was a caregiver and who migrated to the USA are more likely to...

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Published in:Community, work & family work & family, 2009-08, Vol.12 (3), p.299-312
Main Authors: Lahaie, Claudia, Hayes, Jeffrey A., Piper, Tinka Markham, Heymann, Jody
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bien-être des enfants
bien-être des familles
Borders
caregiving
Caring
charge parentale
Child care
Children
children's health
children's well-being
familles transnationales
Family
family well-being
Households
Immigration policy
Mexicans
Mexico
Migrant workers
Migration
santé des enfants
transnational families
Transnationalism
U.S.A
Well Being
Work-life balance
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Summary:Using new data collected in high emigration communities within Mexico, we explore the impact of partial family migration on children left behind in Mexico. Multivariate results suggest that households where respondents have a spouse who was a caregiver and who migrated to the USA are more likely to have at least one child with academic, behavioral, and emotional problems than non-migrant households. This finding supports efforts to decrease the need for families to cross borders either by decreasing the economic necessities for migration or by designing immigration policies aimed at decreasing the separation of families across borders and increasing family support after a caregiver's departure to the USA. The end goal of these efforts and policies is to improve children's health and well-being in communities with high levels of migration.
ISSN:1366-8803
1469-3615
DOI:10.1080/13668800902966315