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© T. M. Whitmore TODAY Migration continued Mexico – US example Remittances Rural to rural migration Rural to urban migration Social Geographies Wealth & income Social development indicators
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© T. M. Whitmore Example of International migration: Mexicans to US Spatial patterns of migration Spatial Issue of remittancesremittances
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© T. M. Whitmore
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Remittances-a global phenomenaa global phenomena They are monies sent by workers in the more industrial countries to their homes in the global “south” ~ 150 million migrants sent > US$ 300 billion globally in 2006
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© T. M. Whitmore Remittances to LA About 30 million Latin American migrants living in the United States & Europe Send ~ US$68 billion to their families annually! Send Average remittance per migrant ~ US$2,100 Average per capita remittance ~ 20% of average per capita GDP 15 of 38 in LA countries receive > US$ 1 b
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© T. M. Whitmore Remittance Origins in US Top US sending states = CA, NY, FL, IL, NJ (all over $1 billion annually) Top US sending states N C over $800 million annually N C Immigrants in US have total incomes ~ US$ 500 b About 10% of that is sent home but 90% is spent in the US locality ~ 60 of remittance senders are “working poor” or lower middle class (incomes < $30k) – but most think economic life in US is good
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© T. M. Whitmore How is money sent? Most send to their families through international money transfer companies. international money transfer companies These are costly: fees can run to 6-7% or more (but these are low by global standards) Fewer than 50% of Latin Americans have bank accounts here or in home countries Thus some use professional viajeros (travelers) Agencies are now competing IADB working to reduce fees and bottlenecks In Durham, NC the Latino Community Credit Union charges from $6-10
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© T. M. Whitmore Remittance destinations in LA Countries where remittances ~ 10% of total country GDP Countries where remittances ~ 10% of total country GDP Grenada ~31% Honduras ~25% El Salvador ~24% Haiti ~21% Dominican Republic ~18% Jamaica ~18% Nicaragua ~15% Belize ~11% Guatemala ~10%
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© T. M. Whitmore Remittances to LA & C Exceed the combined flows of all Foreign Direct Investment and net Official Development Assistance Flows substantially exceed tourism income to each country & almost always exceed the largest export Overall remittances ~13% of the value of all exports Large percentages (> 15%) of the adult population in many countries receive remittances Large percentages
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© T. M. Whitmore Scale of remittance flows Remittances to Mexico ~US$24 billion Greater than the country's total tourism income Greater than 2/3 of the value of petroleum exports About equal to 180% of the country's agricultural exports.
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© T. M. Whitmore Spending Remittances Vast majority spent on household expenses Vast Rural residents get ~ 1/3 of all remittances Investments in real estate (houses) increasinghouses Also investments in small business venturessmall business
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© T. M. Whitmore Consequences & Issues Social consequences to the Latin American migrant workers’ families Social consequences About 1/3 are undocumented thus Visits home are few Wages and working conditions may be poor Families are divided Impacts in Latin America Is this development or dependency? How many participate, does it increase or decrease equity?
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Global Totals: ~$US 301 billion
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Source: © IADB Remittances: The Human Face of Globalization
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Quiroga, Mexico © Thomas Whitmore
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Source: © IADB $1.2 b $13.2 b $5.2 b $3.7 b 2006 estimates-note big increases
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Source: © IADB
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© Thomas Whitmore
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Return migrant (remittance funded) housing in Ecuador © Brad Jokish
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© Thomas Whitmore
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© T. M. Whitmore Migration: rural => rural From densely settled highlands to sparsely settled lowlands Andean to Amazonia Andean Andean to coast Central American Central From densely settled NE Brazil and S cities to Amazonia From Also temporary r -> r circulation Myriad of interacting factors “driving” migrationfactors
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Amazonia
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© David Carr
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Sugar mill in S coastal Guatemala
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© T. M. Whitmore 4th type: rural => urban migration What is it? Rural to urban migration => permanent change of residence Why migrate? “Push” and “Pull” forces Economic welfare Economic Social welfare Social Other factors Other
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© T. M. Whitmore Economic pushes & pulls Lack of land Few non-farm opportunities Little upward mobility Development => fewer rural jobs & jobs with less dignity New jobs have less autonomy Strategy of family income diversification
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© T. M. Whitmore Social (pushes & pulls) Education Health care access
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© T. M. Whitmore Other (pushes & pulls) Environmental Violence Individual factors
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© T. M. Whitmore Who migrates? Age Gender Marital status Education level Personal Ethnicity
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© T. M. Whitmore How do migrants move? Migration patterns Role of information Role of social networks Role of “steps” Role of distance and costs
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© T. M. Whitmore Social Geography & Development: Wealth Average wealth in GDP (in PPP)/capita World ~ $9,940 Lesser developed ~ $4,760-5,480 USA ~ $44,260
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© T. M. Whitmore Social Geography & Development: Wealth II LA ~ $8,630 Extremes of GDP/capita in LA (< $5,000) Extremes Low Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala Jamaica, Haiti (<$1,500!) Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay > LA average GDP/capita (> $8,500) Costa Rica, Mexico Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay
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© T. M. Whitmore Percent population living on <$2/day World average > 50% Latin American average ~ 24% Countries with > 30% Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica, Haiti, Bolivia, Ecuador, Paraguay Countries with fewer than LA average Costa Rica, Mexico Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay Chile
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GDP/capita
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© T. M. Whitmore Wealth distribution I USA Richest 20% have 40% of all income Poorest 20% have 5% 65% in middle class GINI coefficients GINI USA ~ 41 Mexico ~46 Bolivia ~60 Brazil ~56 Guatemala ~60
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© T. M. Whitmore Wealth distribution II Latin America Richest 20% have 50-65% of all income Poorest 20% have 2-5% 30% in the middle Countries with top 20% with more than 50% of all income Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela Changing over time Changing Varies within countries Varies
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GINI coefficients
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© T. M. Whitmore Social development indicators The Human Development Index Safe water access Population to hospital bed ratio % of children < age 5 underweight Overall worst levels of human development Bolivia; Ecuador; Paraguay; Peru El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua Dominican Republic; Haiti
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