Abstract

MEDINA VIDAL, Xavier  and  AYALA RODRIGUEZ, José Tránsito. Imagining Voluntary Repatriation to Latinos’ Ancestral Lands in the United States. Norteamérica [online]. 2022, vol.17, n.2, pp.43-66.  Epub Apr 28, 2023. ISSN 2448-7228.  https://doi.org/10.22201/cisan.24487228e.2022.2.474.

The aim of this study is to empirically analyze the attitudes of Latin American migrants living in the United States about return migration and the attitudes of their U.S.-born descendants about permanent emigration. The authors perform a quantitative analysis using data from a U.S. national survey to demonstrate that the “American/U.S. American,” the “Latino” identity, the confines of Americanism, and the experiences with ethnic-racial discrimination determine the willingness of U.S. Latinos to emigrate or relocate in their country of origin or descent. For Mexican-Americans or Chicanos, the most important factors in their willingness to emigrate are their adherence to the “American” identity and the belief that to be American, they would have to have white skin. Meanwhile, non-Mexican migrants are more likely to consider emigration if they have been discriminated against in the United States.

Keywords : migration; American/U.S. American identity; discrimination; voluntary repatriation..

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