| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
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data file |
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Bibliography |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Miguel -- Across the Mona Passage -- Orlando -- The Culture of Migration -- Marta -- The Psychology of Migrant Motivation -- Raúl -- Border Enforcement -- Saúl. |
| Summary |
This is a study of boat migration from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. It brings together the interactive global, cultural, and personal factors that induce thousands of Dominicans to journey across the Mona Passage in attempts to escape chronic poverty. The book provides in-depth treatment of decision-making, experiences at sea, migrant smuggling operations, and U.S. border enforcement. It also explores several topics that are rare in migration studies. These include the psychology of migrant motivation, religious beliefs, corruption and impunity, procreation and parenting, compulsive recidivism after failed attempts, social values in relation to law, marriage fraud, and the use of false documents for air travel from Puerto Rico to the mainland United States. The author's extensive fieldwork among migrants, smugglers, and federal agencies provides an authority and immediacy that brings the reader close to the migrants' experiences. -- description from Amazon.com. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dominican Republic -- Emigration and immigration.
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Dominican Republic. |
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Emigration and immigration. |
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Immigrants -- Dominican Republic.
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Immigrants. |
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Refugees -- Dominican Republic.
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Noncitizens -- Dominican Republic.
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Refugees. |
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Illegal immigration -- Dominican Republic.
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Noncitizens. |
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Illegal immigration. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780292725850 029272585X (DLC) 2012031510 |
| ISBN |
029274532X (electronic book) |
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9780292745322 (electronic book) |
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9780292725850 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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029272585X (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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