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1 In Search of Peace: Assessing the Impact of Violence on Migration from Latin America to the United States Steven Elías Alvarado and Douglas S. Massey University of Wisconsin, Madison Princeton University
2 Organization Regional focus Theoretical foundations Cross national crime data Data & description of sample Methods Results Discussioni Limitations & next steps 2
3 Regional focus Mexico 3
4 Regional focus Mexico Guatemala 4
5 Regional focus Mexico Guatemala Nicaragua 5
6 Regional focus Mexico Guatemala Nicaragua Costa Rica 6
7 Theory says International migration World systems theory may be most applicable Economic/socio-cultural cultural integration 7
8 Theory says International migration World systems theory may be most applicable Economic/socio-cultural cultural integration Theory on crime in and of itself (Neapolitan 1997) Modernization theory, opportunity theory, dependency theory, culture/historic traditions, micro-level factors 8
9 Theory says International migration World systems theory may be most applicable Economic/socio-cultural cultural integration Theory on crime in and of itself (Neapolitan 1997) Modernization theory, opportunity theory, dependency theory, culture/historic traditions, micro-level l factors U.S. migration more strongly predicted by violence than economic conditions (Lundquist and Massey 2005) Violence as proxy for political motivations 9
10 Cross national crime data Quite touchy (1) Definitions often vary (time and place) 10
11 Cross national crime data Quite touchy (1) Definitions often vary (time and place) (2) Countries participation varies 11
12 Cross national crime data Quite touchy (1) Definitions often vary (time and place) (2) Countries participation varies (3) Inconsistent reporting in overlapping surveys 12
13 Research Question What is the impact of violence in Latin America on first migration to the U.S.? 13
14 Research Question What is the impact of violence in Latin America on first migration to the U.S.? Household heads 14
15 Research Question What is the impact of violence in Latin America on first migration to the U.S.? Household heads Males only First migration overwhelmingly male 15
16 Data Mexican Migration Project (MMP) 16
17 Data Mexican Migration Project (MMP) Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) 17
18 Data Mexican Migration Project (MMP) Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) National-level homicide data 18
19 Data Mexican Migration Project (MMP) Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) National-level homicide data 19
20 Mexican Migration Project (MMP) Eh Ethno-survey of social, demographic, and economic characteristics of household heads in 118 representative ese communities throughout out Mexico 20
21 Mexican Migration Project (MMP) Eh Ethno-survey of social, demographic, and economic characteristics of household heads in 118 representative ese communities throughout out Mexico Retrospective year-by-year life histories of household heads migration experiences 21
22 Data Mexican Migration Project (MMP) Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) National-level homicide data 22
23 Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) Similar sampling frame as MMP 23
24 Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) Similar sampling frame as MMP Incorporates: Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica among other countries in Caribbean, Central, and South America Costa Rica - 7 communities Guatemala - 11 communities Nicaragua - 9 communities 24
25 Data Mexican Migration Project (MMP) Latin American Migration Project (LAMP) National-level homicide data 25
26 Homicide data Canvassed all possible data sources to compile year-by-year national level data on homicide rates United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Crime Trends Survey World Health Organization Pan American Health Organization (WHO affiliate) INTERPOL National Police Demographic diversity it and change in the Central American isthmus, Pebley & Rosero-Bixby (1997) 26
27 Homicide data Canvassed all possible data sources to compile year-by-year national level data on homicide rates United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Crime Trends Survey World Health Organization Pan American Health Organization (WHO affiliate) INTERPOL National Police Demographic diversity it and change in the Central American isthmus, Pebley & Rosero-Bixby (1997) 27
28 Homicide data Canvassed all possible data sources to compile year-by-year national level data on homicide rates United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Crime Trends Survey World Health Organization Pan American Health Organization (WHO affiliate) INTERPOL National Police Demographic diversity it and change in the Central American isthmus, Pebley & Rosero-Bixby (1997) 28
29 Homicide data Canvassed all possible data sources to compile year-by-year national level data on homicide rates United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Crime Trends Survey World Health Organization Pan American Health Organization (WHO affiliate) INTERPOL National Police Demographic diversity it and change in the Central American isthmus, Pebley & Rosero-Bixby (1997) 29
30 Homicide data Canvassed all possible data sources to compile year-by-year national level data on homicide rates United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Crime Trends Survey World Health Organization Pan American Health Organization (WHO affiliate) INTERPOL National Police Demographic diversity it and change in the Central American isthmus, Pebley & Rosero-Bixby (1997) 30
31 Outcome First migration to U.S.
32 Outcome First migration to U.S. Lagged so as to capture previous year s characteristics impact on migrating to U.S.
33 Outcome First migration to U.S. Lagged so as to capture previous year s characteristics impact on migrating to U.S Reliable homicide data halts at 2003
34 Methodology Discrete time survival analysis 34
35 Methodology Discrete time survival analysis Homicide series modifications 35
36 Methodology homicide (1): Linear interpolation to fill in gaps for homicide Few holes for Guatemala and Nicaragua 36
37 Methodology homicide (1): (2): Linear interpolation to fill in gaps for homicide Few holes for Guatemala and Nicaragua Smoothed 3-year moving averages 37
38 Methodology homicide (1): (2): (3): Linear interpolation to fill in gaps for homicide Few holes for Guatemala and Nicaragua Smoothed 3-year moving averages Divided by maximum value for each country Placed countries on same scale,
39 Descriptive Stats Migration Homicide Smoothed Fractional Homicide Homicide Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Mean S.D. Pooled Sample Mexico Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua
40 Results Pooled ld sample 40
41 Results Pooled ld sample Country specific samples 41
42 Results Pooled ld sample Country specific samples 42
43 Results pooled ld sample Smoothed Homicide Fractional Homicide Violence Indicator B SE S.E. B SE S.E. S.H. rate Fractional Hom. Rate *.352 Controls: Age, g, Age 2, Minors in household, own farmland, own real estate, own business, years of schooling, spouse s schooling, family in U.S., unskilled manual worker, skilled manual worker, unemployed, spouse employment status, GDP relative to U.S., U.S. Contra involvement, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua p<.10, *p.<.05, **p<.01, ***p<
44 Results pooled ld sample Smoothed Homicide Violence Indicator B S.E. S.H. rate*costa Rica SH S.H. rate *Guatemala S.H. rate*nicaragua Controls: Age, Age 2, Minors in household, h own farmland, own real estate, own business, years of schooling, spouse s schooling, family in U.S., unskilled manual worker, skilled manual worker, unemployed, spouse employment status, GDP relative to U.S., U.S. Contra involvement, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua p<.10, *p<05 p.<.05, **p< p<.01, ***p< p<
45 Results pooled ld sample Fractional Homicide Violence Indicator B S.E. F.H. rate*costa Rica FH F.H. rate *Guatemala F.H. rate*nicaragua Controls: Age, Age 2, Minors in household, h own farmland, own real estate, own business, years of schooling, spouse s schooling, family in U.S., unskilled manual worker, skilled manual worker, unemployed, spouse employment status, GDP relative to U.S., U.S. Contra involvement, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua p<.10, *p<05 p.<.05, **p< p<.01, ***p< p<
46 Results Pooled ld sample Country specific samples 46
47 Results Mexico and Costa Rica Mexico Costa Rica Violence Indicator B SE S.E. B SE S.E. Fractional Hom. Rate ** Controls: Age, Age 2, Minors in household, own farmland, own real estate, own business, years of schooling, spouse s schooling, family in U.S., unskilled manual worker, skilled manual worker, unemployed, spouse employment status, GDP relative to U.S. p<.10, <10 *p.<.05, <05 **p<.01, <01 ***p<.001 <001 47
48 Results Guatemala and Nicaragua Guatemala Nicaragua Violence Indicator B SE S.E. B SE S.E. Fractional Hom. Rate ** U.S. Contra Involvement ***.001 Controls: Age, Age 2, Minors in household, own farmland, own real estate, own business, years of schooling, spouse s schooling, family in U.S., unskilled manual worker, skilled manual worker, unemployed, spouse employment status, GDP relative to U.S. p<.10, *p.<.05, **p<.01, ***p<
49 Predicted Probabilities of Migration to US U.S. by Fractional Homicide Rate Mexico Costa Rica Guatemala Nicaragua Fractional Homicide Level 49
50 Predicted Probabilities of Migration to US U.S. by Fractional Homicide Rate Costa Rica Nicaragua Fractional Homicide Level 50
51 Discussion Nicaraguan U.S. out-migration i may be mediated d by refugee status 51
52 Discussion Nicaraguan U.S. out-migration i may be mediated d by refugee status Costa Rican out-migration may be to someplace else 52
53 Discussion Nicaraguan U.S. out-migration i may be mediated d by refugee status Costa Rican out-migration may be to someplace else Homicide rate per 100K much smaller in Costa Rica than other countries Change in rate may not be big enough to cause migration to U.S. 53
54 Limitations & next steps Adjust for population structure (e.g. proportion age 15-25) 54
55 Limitations & next steps Adjust for population structure (e.g. proportion age 15-25) Include El Salvador 55
56 Limitations & next steps Adjust for population structure (e.g. proportion age 15-25) Include El Salvador Multilevel survival analysis 56
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