In the mid-1960’s the issue of Mexican or Latin American immigration virtually disappeared as an issue in national politics because of “intensifying civil rights movement, urban unrest, and the escalatio

A major difference between Mexican and Latin American immigration is the reason for the migration during the 1960’s. For the Central Americans there appear to be two underlying conditions that spurred the immigration. First, the economic turmoil in Central America was extremely adverse and there was a lot of economic uncertainty. Secondly, and which differs from the Mexican reason to migrate the most, is the rampant war that was going on, the violence, and the political turmoil that caused many Central Americans to immigrate. Lopez states, “emigration was stimulated by the horrors of civil war and governmental terror and repression. These immigrants are refugees…” The political violence in the region directly affected many people’s lives as their friends and family were killed and their own lives threatened. Before 1979 most of the immigration was due to economics, but post-1979 migrations were generated by these severe economic and political stresses faced by most of the nations in the Central American region. Consequently, Central Americans had little option but to stay and live with the aftermath or emigrate to the United Sates. Also, the types of jobs that Central Americans take are centered more towards service occupations while the Mexicans are centered more on farm labor.

In conclusion, although Mexican and Central American migrants are racialized together, their migrating experiences are very different. This paper has shown the similarities and differences in the migration process between Mexicans and Central Americans. Furthermore, while the reasons for migrating were different for Mexicans and Central Americans the goal for both was to seek more opportunity in the United States.

First, in the Mexican case, there are social networks on both sides of the border that assist the migration to the United States. With the use of these social networks, immigrants assist their relatives, friends, and neighb

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