Rethinking Global Migration Rethinking Global Migration

MARCELO M. SUÁREZ-OROZCORoss University Professor at New York UniversityCo-Director, Immigration Studies @ NYU www.nyu.education/immigration

NYU, August 12, 2010

The Age of Global VertigoThe Age of Global Vertigo

Global Migration Global Migration

Utopia and Dystopia Utopia and Dystopia

Love and WorkLove and Work

Environmental MigrationEnvironmental Migration

Migration by Development Migration by Development

Migration by ContinentMigration by Continent

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Rate of Immigration, USA Rate of Immigration, USA 1890-2010 1890-2010

The New Immigration and the The New Immigration and the New, New Immigration New, New Immigration Top Countries Top Countries of Birth, 2008of Birth, 2008

Country of Birth 2006 %

1. Mexico 11,534,972 30.8

2. Philippines 1,634,117 4.4

3. India 1,505,351 4.0

4. China 1,357,482 3.6

5. Vietnam 1,116,156 3.0

6. El Salvador 1,042,218 2.8

7. Korea 1,021,212 2.7

8. Cuba 932,563 2.5

9. Canada 847,228 2.3

10. Dominican Republic 764,930 2.0

11. Guatemala 740,986 2.0

12. Jamaica 643,067 1.7

Adapted from Pew Hispanic Center, 2008

The Cultural Psychology of The Cultural Psychology of Immigration Immigration

Immigration is “of and for” the Family

Separations and Re-Unifications

Transnationalism of the Heart: by the end of the decade remittances surpassed 350 billion dollars –more than double the combined world international aid-India received $27 billion, China $25.7 billion, Mexico $25 billion, Philippines $17 billion (World Bank, 2008)

Distribution of Children by Race and Distribution of Children by Race and Ethnicity: 1990, 2008, and 2030Ethnicity: 1990, 2008, and 2030

*Non-Hispanic. Estimates for 2008 and 2030 for Whites, Blacks and Others are for those who identify with only one race.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics

Transgenerational Asymmetry Transgenerational Asymmetry Age-Sex Pyramid for Non-Hispanic Whites in the United States, 2006 Age-Sex Pyramid for Non-Hispanic Whites in the United States, 2006 Current Population SurveyCurrent Population Survey

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Transgenerational Asymmetry Transgenerational Asymmetry Age-Sex Pyramid for Native-Born Hispanics in the United States, Age-Sex Pyramid for Native-Born Hispanics in the United States, 20062006Current Population SurveyCurrent Population Survey

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The End of ImmigrationThe End of Immigration