Doctoral Dissertation Research: Multi-Stage International Migration Patterns

博士论文研究：多阶段国际移民模式

• 批准号: 1028932
• 负责人: F. Muge Gocek
• 金额: $ 0.97万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-01 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1028932&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Multi; Stage

SES-1028932Muge F. GocekAnju Mary PaulUniversity of Michigan, Ann ArborInterview-based research, conducted in 2008 by the co-principal investigator with 95 Filipino migrant domestic workers in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Singapore, revealed that a multi-state international migration pattern was adopted by many aspiring migrants. These migrants consciously worked their way up a hierarchy of destination countries, accumulating capital in the process, so that they could eventually secure an entry visa into their preferred country in the West. Such a ?stepwise international migration? trajectory was a means for these migrants to increase their savings, gain the necessary work experience to qualify for jobs in more preferred countries, build their network of overseas contacts, and thereby ease the process of applying for visas to their desired destination. These preliminary findings raise several questions: (1) How widespread is the practice of stepwise international migration among migrants who managed to gain entry into the top destination countries such as the United States and Canada? (2) What distinguishes the successful stepwise migrant from other types of migrants? (3) How do stepwise migrants go about accumulating the necessary resources to support their entry into their preferred destination? Are some resources more useful than others? (4) How much influence do the immigration policy regimes of individual countries have in shaping the multi-state trajectories of prospective stepwise migrants? In order to answer these questions, 200 surveys and 70 in-depth interviews will be conducted with Filipino immigrants in three sites in the United States and Canada--San Francisco, New York City, and Toronto. The findings from this study will extend our knowledge of migration patterns by highlighting one that differs from more traditional patterns in its number of stages, temporal range, hierarchical nature, intentionality, and dynamic nature. This study also will shed light on a new type of migrant--the stepwise migrant--to add to our existing categories of the "sojourner" and the "settler" migrant. Broader Impacts: This study's findings will provide an insight into how migrants choose among destination options, and how a country can try to improve its standing among prospective immigrants. Thus this study can inform immigration programs that seek to encourage highly skilled immigrants to settle down in a country, rather than keep moving. In other words, it can help craft policies to turn stepwise migrants into permanent settlers. Findings from this research will be disseminated broadly within the academic community via professional conferences and peer-reviewed publications, and also will be shared with Filipino immigrant communities in the above research sites through local Filipino grassroots organizations.

SES-1028932 Muge F. GocekAnju玛丽保罗密歇根大学，安娜堡采访为基础的研究，在2008年进行的共同首席研究员与95名菲律宾移民家庭佣工在菲律宾，香港和新加坡，揭示了一个多州的国际移徙模式是由许多有抱负的移民。 这些移民有意识地在目的地国的等级制度中向上爬，在这个过程中积累资本，这样他们最终就可以获得进入西方首选国家的入境签证。这样的？逐步国际移徙？“轨迹”是这些移徙者增加储蓄、获得必要工作经验以有资格在更喜欢的国家工作、建立海外联系网的一种手段，从而简化了申请前往其理想目的地的签证的过程。这些初步调查结果提出了几个问题：（1）在设法进入美国和加拿大等主要目的地国的移民中，逐步国际移徙的做法有多普遍？(2)成功的逐步移民与其他类型的移民有什么区别？(3)逐步移徙者如何积累必要的资源，以支持他们进入首选目的地？有些资源比其他资源更有用吗？(4)个别国家的移民政策制度在塑造未来逐步移民的多国轨迹方面有多大影响？ 为了回答这些问题，将在美国和加拿大的三个地点-弗朗西斯科、纽约市和多伦多-对菲律宾移民进行200次调查和70次深入访谈。这项研究的结果将扩大我们的知识的移徙模式，突出一个不同于更传统的模式，在其阶段的数量，时间范围，层次性质，意向性和动态性质。这项研究还将阐明一种新的移民类型-逐步移民-以补充我们现有的“旅居者”和“定居者”移民类别。更广泛的影响：这项研究的结果将有助于了解移民如何在目的地选择中做出选择，以及一个国家如何努力提高其在潜在移民中的地位。因此，这项研究可以为移民计划提供信息，这些计划旨在鼓励高技能移民在一个国家定居，而不是继续流动。换句话说，它可以帮助制定政策，将逐步移民转变为永久定居者。这项研究的结果将通过专业会议和同行评议的出版物在学术界广泛传播，并将通过当地菲律宾基层组织与上述研究地点的菲律宾移民社区分享。