A study on the dynamics of international migration between the Governador Valadares Microregion and the United States, 2000-2010

Authors

  • Leonardo Gomes de Sousa Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
  • Dimitri Fazito Departamento de Sociologia da UFMG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20947/S0102-30982016c0006

Keywords:

International migration. United States. Governador Valadares microregion.

Abstract

The microregion of Governador Valadares (MGV) is the most representative Brazilian regional area regarding out-migration of Brazilians to the United States. However, in the 2000 decade, new and adverse global changes that economically would affect both the origin and destination settings implying in a probable reduction or even a complete interruption of out-migration flows. This paper aims to analyze the hypothesis that, even in an apparent adverse scenario, international out-migration continued with considerable intensity during the first half of the 2000 decade. The formation of the international out-migration flows from the MGV to the USA and its adherence to the migration theories was analyzed, and also provided an empirical investigation considering the stocks and flows of international migrants within the Brazil-USA migration system. The results show that in the 2000’s the structured migration system, based and reinforced by the personal migration networks in the region, exerted a considerable force towards the regulation of the out-migration flows.

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Author Biographies

Leonardo Gomes de Sousa, Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Doutor em Demografia (CEDEPLAR/UFMG). Tem como interesses de pesquisa Mobilidade Humana, Redes Sociais, Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação e Representações Sociais.

Dimitri Fazito, Departamento de Sociologia da UFMG

tem Doutorado em Demografia (CEDEPLAR/UFMG) e atualmente é Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Sociologia da UFMG. Tem como principais interesses de pesquisa Mobilidade Humana, Análise de Redes Sociais, Família, Globalização e Relações Internacionais.

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

de Sousa, L. G., & Fazito, D. (2016). A study on the dynamics of international migration between the Governador Valadares Microregion and the United States, 2000-2010. Brazilian Journal of Population Studies, 33(3), 567–590. https://doi.org/10.20947/S0102-30982016c0006

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 3 (2016)

Section

Original Articles

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