Deportation And Return In A Border-restricted World: Experiences In Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, And Honduras Experiences In Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, And Honduras

Annotation This volume focuses on recent experiences of return migration to Mexico and Central America from the United States. For most of the twentieth century, return migration to the US was a normal part of the migration process from Mexico and Central America, typically resulting in the eventual permanent settlement of migrants in the US. In recent years, however, such migration has become involuntary, as a growing proportion of return migration is taking place through formal orders of deportation. This book discusses return migration to Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, addressing different reasons for return, whether voluntary or involuntary, and highlighting the unique challenges faced by returnees to each region. Particular emphasis is placed on the lack of government and institutional policies in place for returning migrants who wish to attain work, training, or shelter in their home countries. Finally, the authors take a look at the phenomenon of migrants who can never return because they have disappeared during the migration process. Through its multinational focus, diverse thematic outlook, and use of ethnographic and survey methods, this volume provides an original contribution to the topic of return migration and broadens the scope of the literature currently available. As such, this book will be important to scholars and students interested in immigration policy and Latin America as well as policy makers and activists Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Voluntary and Involuntary Return Migration....Pages 3-26 Migration Times and Ethnic Identity: Mexican Migration to the US Over Three Generations....Pages 27-43 Front Matter....Pages 45-45 From Mexico to Hawaii: Tracing the Migration History of One Family in Esperanza, Jalisco....Pages 47-66 Driven “Home”: Stories of Voluntary and Involuntary Reasons for Returning Among Migrants in Jalisco and Oaxaca, Mexico....Pages 67-86 Return Migrants and Potential Challenges for Future Legal Migration: Guatemalan Cases....Pages 87-107 Front Matter....Pages 109-109 Fragmented Identities: Contention of Space and Identity Among Salvadoran Deportees....Pages 111-129 Trapped at the Border: The Difficult Integration of Veterans, Families, and Christians in Tijuana....Pages 131-148 Displacing Lives and Closing Pathways to Hope: The Health Impacts of Deportation and Return Migration in El Progreso, Honduras....Pages 149-166 Front Matter....Pages 167-167 Never to Return: The New Disappeared of El Salvador....Pages 169-184 Back Matter....Pages 185-187