Mexican migration and the economic recession: Effects on health and well-being

项目摘要 这项研究扩展了正在进行的关于移民与健康之间联系的两国调查 研究经济衰退对健康的影响，并确定移民所采用的应对策略， 接收社区在美国（达勒姆，北卡罗来纳州）和发送社区在墨西哥。移民可以说 最容易受到经济衰退影响的群体之一。此外，其后果超越了国家 边境，因为美国经济状况的下降也可能对派遣人员产生负面影响。 社区.通过比较2006/2007年作为父母补助金的一部分收集的两国经济衰退前的数据， 根据2010/11年度新收集的数据，我们将评估经济衰退对健康指标的影响， 抑郁症，酒精消费，家庭暴力，获得医疗保健，以及感知 在美国和墨西哥都存在歧视和文化适应冲击。我们还将评估 经济衰退对两国墨西哥人的社会和经济地位造成影响，重点是就业模式 （收入、就业不稳定、分包和账外就业）、经济困难、汇款 行为（发送和接收），生活安排，资源汇集和社会支持。然后我们将 模拟个人、家庭和社会经济特征对治疗前后健康结果的影响 达勒姆和墨西哥的经济衰退分析将确定有助于缓冲负面影响的因素 经济衰退的健康后果，以及它们在多大程度上因性别、健康结果而异， 按居住国分列。它还将确定是否是财务紧张，失业或增加， 就业不稳定对健康的影响最大。最后，我们将评估 经济萎缩对墨西哥和美国之间的劳动力迁移动态的影响。使用双- 国家数据，我们将评估返回移民的普遍性和时间， 返回和按性别分列的移徙概率。这项研究的结果将对许多公共健康 影响，因为它们可以作为旨在减少 边境两边的移民家庭面临着金融危机。此外，该项目扩大了我们的 与墨西哥同事合作，建设能力，支持两国研究和传播 的发现。

Project Summary This research expands on an on-going bi-national investigation of the connection between migration and health to examine the health consequences of the recession and identify the coping strategies employed in a migrant receiving community in the U.S. (Durham, NC) and sending communities in Mexico. Immigrants are arguably one of the groups most vulnerable to economic downturns. Moreover, the consequences transcend national borders, as declining economic conditions in the U.S. can also have negative implications for sending communities. By comparing bi-national pre-recession data collected in 2006/7 as part of the parent grant with newly collected data in 2010/11, we will assess the impact of the recession on health indicators such as depression, alcohol consumption, domestic violence, and access to health care, as well as perceived discrimination and acculturative shock, in both the U.S. and Mexico. We will also evaluate the impact of the recession on the social and economic position of Mexicans in both countries, focusing on employment patterns (income, employment instability, subcontracting, and off-the-books employment), financial hardship, remittance behavior (both sending and receiving), living arrangements, resource pooling, and social support. We will then model the effect of personal, family, and socioeconomic characteristics on health outcomes before and after the recession in Durham and Mexico. The analysis will identify factors that help buffer against the negative health consequences of recessions, and the extent to which they vary by gender, across health outcomes, and by country of residence. It will also identify whether it is financial strain, loss of employment, or increase in employment instability that most adversely impacts health. And finally, we will assess the impact of the economic contraction on the dynamics of labor migration between Mexico and the United States. Using bi- national data we will assess the prevalence and timing of return migration, changes in the reported likelihood of return, and probability of migrating by gender. Findings from the study will have numerous public health implications since they can serve as the basis for policies oriented towards reducing the negative impact of financial crises on migrant families on both sides of the border. In addition, the project expands our collaboration with Mexican colleagues, building capacity and supporting bi-national research and dissemination of findings.