Mobility Strategies Among Latin American Immigrants in the South

美国南部拉丁美洲移民的流动策略本研究探讨种族和民族不平等如何影响亚特兰大中产阶级多米尼加和墨西哥移民父母的流动策略。特别是，我们问，“歧视在移民父母决定在哪里生活、送孩子去哪里上学、加入什么组织、培养什么样的社交网络以及参加什么活动方面发挥了什么作用？”超越了黑人/白人的歧视范式，我们发现了当前的反拉丁裔敌意的全国气候创造了一种环境，在这种环境中，中产阶级拉丁裔人利用资源为他们的孩子确保机会。我们通过对70名中产阶级墨西哥父母和70名中产阶级多米尼加父母的深入访谈，捕捉了拉丁裔群体在经历和对歧视、种族/民族身份和流动策略的看法上的关键差异。我们的项目解决了在快速变化的人口格局中种族关系和移民融合的紧迫问题，揭示了种族和阶级边界建设在相互的、持续的过程中将歧视和流动策略联系起来的方式。通过关注亚特兰大的两个特定拉丁裔群体，我们深入了解了国家气候如何通过新移民目的地的当地种族，民族和阶级动态来发挥作用，在那里历史上的黑人/白人种族关系遇到，挑战和潜在的转变。更广泛的影响：我们的研究强调了拉丁裔移民人口中“中产阶级”的一部分，他们在国家关于移民的讨论中几乎是隐形的。我们对两个群体的比较研究可以让公众了解美国拉丁裔人口的阶级和种族多样性。我们的项目也涉及政策辩论，即最近在州和地方层面实施的严厉的反移民立法是否也不利于有证件的拉丁裔移民，为拉丁裔中产阶级及其子女创造障碍。通过确定种族和民族不平等影响关键流动决策的机制，以及确定拉美裔群体之间重要的阶级和国家分裂，我们还希望在历史上被剥夺公民权的群体之间发现合作和建立联盟的机会。

SES-1125539Irene A. BrowneEmory UniversityABSTRACTMobility Strategies among Latin American Immigrants in the SouthThis study investigates how race and ethnic inequality influences mobility strategies of middle class Dominican and Mexican immigrant parents in Atlanta. In particular, we ask, "what role does discrimination play in immigrant parents" decisions about where to live, where to send children to school, what organizations to join, what social networks to cultivate and what activities to pursue? Moving beyond the Black/White paradigm of discrimination, we identify the ways that the current national climate of anti-Latino hostility creates a context in which middle class Latinos leverage resources to secure opportunities for their children. We capture key differences in experiences and perceptions of discrimination, racial/ethnic identity and mobility strategies among Latino groups by conducting in-depth interviews with 70 middle class Mexican parents and 70 middle class Dominican parents. Our project addresses the urgent questions of race relations and immigrant incorporation amidst a rapidly shifting demographic landscape, uncovering the ways that ethnic and class boundary construction link discrimination and mobility strategies in reciprocal, ongoing processes. By focusing on two specific Latino groups in Atlanta, we gain insight into how the national climate plays out through the local race, ethnic and class dynamics of a new immigrant destination, where historically black/white race relations are encountered, challenged and potentially transformed. Broader impact: Our study highlights a segment of the Latino immigrant population "the middle class" that remains virtually invisible in national discourse on immigration. Our comparative study of two groups can educate the public about the class and ethnic diversity of the Latino population in the U.S. Our project also speaks to policy debates over whether the harsh anti-immigrant legislation recently implemented at the state and local levels disadvantage Latino immigrants who are documented as well, creating barriers for members of the Latino middle class and their children. By identifying the mechanisms through which race and ethnic inequality influences pivotal mobility decisions, and identifying important class and national cleavages among groups of Latinos, we also hope to discover opportunities for cooperation and coalition-building among historically disenfranchised groups.