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Irregular migration from the former Soviet Union to the United States / Saltanat Liebert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Liebert, Saltanat.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Asia, Central--Emigration and immigration.
- Asia, Central.
- Caucasus--Emigration and immigration.
- Caucasus.
- Former Soviet republics--Emigration and immigration.
- Former Soviet republics.
- Immigrants--Asia, Central.
- Immigrants--Caucasus.
- Immigrants--Former Soviet republics.
- Noncitizens--United States.
- Noncitizens.
- Illegal immigration--United States.
- Illegal immigration.
- United States.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
- Central Asia.
- Caucasus Region.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2010.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- The field research process 9
- Theoretical framework 14
- 2 Kyrgyzstan within a Central Asian perspective: historical background and migration trends 20
- A primer on the history of Kyrgyzstan 20
- Arab influence 21
- Russian influence 22
- Soviet influence 24
- Migration trends in Central Asia 27
- Emigration 29
- Internal, transit, and forced migration 31
- Labor migration 33
- 3 Migration policies in the United States and in Kyrgyzstan 36
- History of immigration policy in the United States 36
- Contemporary labor migration policy of the United States 41
- Labor migration policy of Kyrgyzstan 44
- 4 Leaving the homeland 51
- Economic situation in Kyrgyzstan 52
- Economic reasons for migration 54 Non-economic motives for migration 58 Migrants' income in Kyrgyzstan before migration 60
- The process of migration from Kyrgyzstan to the United States 62
- Financing migration 63
- Role of corruption in migration 65
- Migration intermediaries 67
- Obtaining a US visa 70
- Departing Kyrgyzstan 72
- Conclusion 74
- 5 In the Golden Land 77
- Profile of the migrants 79
- Finding housing in the US 83
- Finding work: employment agencies 85
- Identification and other documents 90
- Employment sectors 91
- Enirepreneurship among irregular migrants 92
- The sweatshop experience 94
- The language barrier 98
- Coping strategies 100
- Remittances 101
- Migrants' intentions to return and socialization patterns 105
- Conclusion 107
- 6 Conclusion 110
- The process of migration 111
- Integration of post-Soviet migrants into the UnitedStates 112
- Interaction of formal and informal institutions in migration 117
- Post-Soviet migration in the context of US immigration trends 121
- Policy implications 122.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415776929
- 0415776929
- 9780203871720
- 0203871723
- OCLC:
- 227922673
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