Abstract
Mexican migrants’ intentions regarding settlement are explored in this chapter. I show that around two-thirds of respondents initially intended to settle temporarily in Australia at the time they made their decision to come to this country and only a third had a clear intention of settling permanently. An examination of the reasons for their settlement intentions ensues. A significant number of those who came with temporary intentions arrived in Australia on student visas. The chapter concludes with a discussion around the situation of respondents’ home ownership and their future settlement intentions.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Notes
- 1.
VisaAustralia, established in 2003, was the agency that most Mexicans mentioned when interviewed. VisaAustralia’s head office is located in Australia and it has an office in Mexico City. Australia Experience started trading in 2009 with offices in Australia and Mexico City offering young Mexicans visa and migration information and services. Australia Experience has grown and expanded its market; it has several offices in various cities in Mexico, and now offers its services to various Latin American countries and Spain. VivaenAustralia opened in 2002 and also offers services to several Latin American countries.
- 2.
The other aspect further mentioned by Itzel which changed her decision of staying from temporarily to permanently in Australia was the relationship she had with an Australian.
References
Appiah, K. A. (2005). The ethics of identity. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Bauman, Z. (2000). Liquid modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Bauman, Z. (2007). Liquid times: Living in an age of uncertainty. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Bourdieu, P. (1984). Distinction: A social critique of the judgement of taste. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
Borghans, L., Heckman, J. J., Golsteyn, B. H. H., & Meijers, H. (2009). Gender differences in risk aversion and ambiguity aversion. Journal of the European Economic Association, 7(2–3), 649–658. doi:10.1162/jeea.2009.7.2-3.649.
Castles, S. (1986). The guest-worker in Western Europe—An obituary. International Migration Review, 20(4), 761–778.
Castles, S. (2000). International migration at the beginning of the twenty-first century: Global trends and issues. International Social Science Journal, 52(165), 269–281.
Colic-Peisker, V. (2010). Australian immigration and settlement in the 21st century: Who comes in and how do they fare in the employment market? Paper presented at the TASA 2010 conference.
Colic-Peisker, V. (2011). ‘Ethnics’ and ‘Anglos’ in the labour force: Advancing Australia fair? Journal of Intercultural Studies, 32(6), 637–654. doi:10.1080/07256868.2011.618108.
Collins, F. L. (2014). Teaching English in South Korea: Mobility norms and higher education outcomes in emerging forms of youth migration. Children’s Geographies, 12(1), 40–55.
Conradson, D., & Latham, A. (2005). Friendship, networks and transnationality in a world city: Antipodean transmigrants in London. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 31(2), 287–305.
Giddens, A. (1991). Modernity and self-identity: Self and society in the late modern age. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Hazen, H. D., & Alberts, H. C. (2006). Visitors or immigrants? International students in the United States. Population, Space and Place, 12(3), 201–216.
Jianakoplos, N. A., & Bernasek, A. (1998). Are women more risk averse? Economic Inquiry, 36(4), 620–630. doi:10.1111/j.1465-7295.1998.tb01740.x.
Khoo, S.-E., Hugo, G., & McDonald, P. (2008). Which skilled temporary migrants become permanent residents and why? International Migration Review, 42, 193–226.
Li, F. L. N., Findlay, A. M., Jowett, A. J., & Skeldon, R. (1996). Migrating to learn and learning to migrate: A study of the experiences and intentions of international student migrants. International Journal of Population Geography, 2(1), 51–67. doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1220(199603)2:1<51::aid-ijpg17>3.0.co;2-b.
Robertson, S. (2013). Transnational student-migrants and the state: The education-migration nexus. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Sapienza, P., Zingales, L., & Maestripieri, D. (2009). Gender differences in financial risk aversion and career choices are affected by testosterone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(36), 15268–15273. doi:10.1073/pnas.0907352106.
Tilkidjiev, N. (2005). The middle class: The new convergence paradigm. Sociologie Romaneasca, III(3), 210–231. Retrieved from http://www.omda.bg/public/institut/niki/middle_class.htm.
Van Bochove, M., Rusinovic, K., & Engbersen, G. (2010). The multiplicity of citizenship: Transnational and local practices and identifications of middle-class migrants. Global Networks, 10(3), 344–364.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2017 Springer International Publishing AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Vazquez Maggio, M.L. (2017). The Immigration Process: Do Mexicans Intend to Stay Permanently in Australia?. In: Mobility Patterns and Experiences of the Middle Classes in a Globalizing Age. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, vol 6. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53393-3_3
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53393-3_3
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-53392-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-53393-3
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)