Migration-Trust Networks : Social Cohesion in Mexican US-Bound Emigration

In An Important New Application Of Sociological Theories, Nadia Y. Flores-yeffal Offers Fresh Insights Into The Ways In Which Social Networks Function Among Immigrants Who Arrive In The United States From Mexico Without Legal Documentation. She Asks And Examines Important Questions About The Commonalities And Differences In Networks For This Group Compared With Other Immigrants, And She Identifies Trust As A Major Component Of Networking Among Those Who Have Little If Any Legal Protection. Revealing The Complexities Behind Social Networks Of International Migration, Migration-trust Networks: Social Cohesion In Mexican Us-bound Emigration Provides An Empirical And Theoretical Analysis Of How Social Networks Of International Migration Operate In The Transnational Context. Further, The Book Clarifies How Networking Creates Chain Migration Effects Observable Throughout History. Migration-trust Networks Introduction -- The Social And Contextual Components Of Migration-trust Networks -- Hoy Por Mí, Mañana Por Ti : Social Capital Shared Via Migration-trust Networks -- Expanding Networks -- Migration-trust Networks At The Macro Level -- Migration-trust Networks: Expanding Current Theory -- Advantages And Disadvantages Of Migration-trust Networks -- Conclusion And Policy Recommendations. Nadia Yamel Flores-yeffal. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 187-194) And Index.