小半边缘地区的移民：波多黎各人和多米尼加人的迁移

Migration in a small semiperiphery: the movement of Puerto Ricans and Dominicans.

作者信息

Baerga M D, Thompson L

出版信息

Int Migr Rev. 1990 Winter;24(4):656-83.

Abstract

"This article argues that the semiperipheral development of Puerto Rico since around 1975 has led to the creation of a relative labor surplus in the formal sectors of the economy while at the same time increasing the demand for cheap labor in the informal service sector. Thus, Puerto Ricans leave their country in search of good jobs in the United States while Dominicans migrate to Puerto Rico and find work in the informal sector. The return migration of Puerto Ricans has also been significant, but is due to their strong national culture, rather than economic reasons. The article concludes that migration to and from Puerto Rico is of a semiperipheral type because it combines characteristics of migration previously described as 'migration from the periphery to the center' and 'migration within the periphery.' A precise definition of the semiperipheral characteristics of Puerto Rico is given."

摘要

本文认为，自1975年左右以来，波多黎各的半边缘发展导致了经济正规部门出现相对劳动力过剩，与此同时，非正规服务业对廉价劳动力的需求增加。因此，波多黎各人离开本国前往美国寻找好工作，而多米尼加人则移民到波多黎各并在非正规部门找到工作。波多黎各人的回迁也很显著，但这是由于他们强烈的民族文化，而非经济原因。文章得出结论，进出波多黎各的移民属于半边缘类型，因为它兼具了先前被描述为“从边缘向中心的移民”和“边缘地区内部的移民”的特征。文中给出了波多黎各半边缘特征的精确界定。