Irregular migration from the former Soviet Union to the United States /
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| Author / Creator: | Liebert, Saltanat. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Routledge, 2010. |
| Description: | ix, 153 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7884652 |
Table of Contents:
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- The field research process
- Theoretical framework
- 2. Kyrgyzstan within a Central Asian perspective: historical background and migration trends
- A primer on the history of Kyrgyzstan
- Arab influence
- Russian influence
- Soviet influence
- Migration trends in Central Asia
- Emigration
- Internal, transit, and forced migration
- Labor migration
- 3. Migration policies in the United States and in Kyrgyzstan
- History of immigration policy in the United States
- Contemporary labor migration policy of the United States
- Labor migration policy of Kyrgyzstan
- 4. Leaving the homeland
- Economic situation in Kyrgyzstan
- Economic reasons for migration
- The process of migration from Kyrgyzstan to the United States
- Financing migration
- Role of corruption in migration
- Migration intermediaries
- Obtaining a US visa
- Departing Kyrgyzstan
- Conclusion
- 5. In the Golden Land
- Profile of the migrants
- Finding housing in the US
- Finding work: employment agencies
- Identification and other documents
- Employment sectors
- Enirepreneurship among irregular migrants
- The sweatshop experience
- The language barrier
- Coping strategies
- Remittances
- Migrants' intentions to return and socialization patterns
- Conclusion
- 6. Conclusion
- The process of migration
- Integration of post-Soviet migrants into the UnitedStates
- Interaction of formal and informal institutions in migration
- Post-Soviet migration in the context of US immigration trends
- Policy implications
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
