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Migration between Mexico and the United States is supported by social networks that link sending communities with specific work sites in the United States. This article uses a combination of ethnographic and survey methods to study how these networks develop and how they facilitate the migrant enterprise. Migrant networks are based on the bonds of kinship, friendship, and paisanaje, which are reinforced through frequent contact in voluntary organizations. Over time, as networks develop and mature, migration becomes self-sustaining. The maturation of migrant networks in western Mexico after 1965 helps to explain the sharp rise in Mexican migration to the United States during the 1970s.

Migration between Mexico & the US is supported by social networks that link sending communities with specific work sites in the US. A combination of ethnographic & survey methods are used to study how these networks develop & how they facilitate the migrant enterprise. Migrant networks are based on the bonds of kinship, friendship, & paisanaje, which are reinforced through frequent contact in voluntary organizations. Over time, as networks develop & mature, migration becomes self-sustaining. The maturation of migrant networks in western Mexico after 1965 helps to explain the sharp rise in Mexican migration to the US during the 1970s. 2 Tables, 3 Figures. HA

Migration between Mexico and the USA is supported by social networks that link sending communities with specific work sites in the USA. Using a combination of ethnographic and survey methods, the article shows how these networks develop and mature and how they facilitate the migrant enterprise until, overtime, migration becomes self-sustaining

"This book surveys the social life and contested meanings in migrant shelters in Mexico, probing the interactions between refugees, humanitarian staff, and outside interests. The author finds that these interactions construct a human rights discourse in favor of freedom of movement"--