Mexican and Central American Emigration: Exploring Recent Motivations and Challenges of the Migrant Child Arriving to the U.S

Author

Frank (Frank Edward) Bradford

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Morrison, Minion K.C.

Committee Member

Chamberlain, James A.

Committee Member

Rush, Christine L.

Date of Degree

12-9-2016

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Political Science

Degree Name

Master of Arts

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Department

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

Abstract

This study examines several critical factors deemed to be important in examining why children from Mexico and Central America decide to take risks by traveling alone to unfamiliar places, such as the U.S., in such large numbers. An exploration of present day and historical backgrounds provide insight for social, political, and economic conditions that assist in shaping the landscape and outlook of Central Americans and Mexicans, particularly children on a daily basis.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/20367

Comments

corruption||integration||assimilation||violence||gangs||identity||social identity||immigration

Recommended Citation

Bradford, Frank (Frank Edward), "Mexican and Central American Emigration: Exploring Recent Motivations and Challenges of the Migrant Child Arriving to the U.S" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 3079.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/3079