Funkhouser E, Ramos F A
Int Migr Rev. 1993 Fall;27(3):537-56.
"Puerto Rico provides an alternative destination for immigrants from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean because the culture is similar to that in the source country. In this study, we use the 1980 [U.S.] Census of Population to examine the importance of relative earnings and culture in the choice of destination. The main finding is the similar pattern of choice of location for immigrants from the Dominican Republic and Cuba. The more educated and more professional immigrants are found in either Puerto Rico or outside the enclave on the [U.S.] mainland. Within this group, those with less time remaining in the labor market and lower English ability are found in Puerto Rico. We find that not all differences in location decision are attributable to differences in reward structure by location."
波多黎各为来自讲西班牙语的加勒比地区的移民提供了一个替代目的地，因为其文化与来源国相似。在本研究中，我们使用1980年[美国]人口普查来考察相对收入和文化在目的地选择中的重要性。主要发现是，来自多米尼加共和国和古巴的移民在地点选择上呈现出相似模式。受教育程度更高、更具专业性的移民要么在波多黎各，要么在美国本土的飞地之外。在这一群体中，劳动力市场剩余时间较少且英语能力较低的人在波多黎各。我们发现，并非所有地点决策上的差异都可归因于不同地点的回报结构差异。
