New Migration Patterns in the Americas

This volume investigates new migration patterns in the Americas addressing continuities and changes in existing population movements in the region. The book explores migration conditions and intersections across time and space relying on a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach that brings together the expertise of transnational scholars with diverse theoretical orientations, strengths, and methodological approaches. Some of the themes this edited volume explores include main features of contemporary migration in the Americas; causes, composition, and patterns of new migration flows; and state policies enacted to meet the challenges posed by new developments in migration flows.

Produces an accurate description of contemporary population movements in the Americas based on empirical in-depth studies that underscore continuities and changes

1: Introduction: New Mobility Patterns in the Americas.- 2: The Interplay of Organized Violence and Forced Migration: A Transnational Perspective.- 3: How Insecurity Is Transforming Migration Patterns in the North American Corridor: Lessons From Michoacán.- 4: The Discourse of "Transit Migration" in Mexico and Its "Blind Spot": Changing Realities and New Vocabularies.- 5: Open-Door Policy? Reintegration Challenges and Government Responses to Return Migration in Mexico.- 6: Carving Out Protection and Redress for Migrants in the Americas Through the Judiciary: The Role of the High Courts.- 7: Lifestyle Migration and the Marketization of Countries in Latin America.- 8: Beyond the Expat Bubble: Migration and Labor Incorporation of Spanish Skilled Immigrants in Mexico.- 9: Economic Crisis and Migrants' In-Between: Trajectories of Legal Status, Work and (In)formality from Colombian and Ecuadorian Born Migrants in Spain.- 10: New patterns of Chinese Migration to the Americas: MexicoCity and Lima.- 11: From Immigration to Transit Migration? Race and Gender Entanglements in New Migration to Ecuador.- 12: New Spaces of Belonging: Soccer Teams of Bolivian Migrants in São Paulo, Brazil.- 13: Conclusion.