Mayan Journeys: The New Migration from Yucatn to the United States

Yucatan, an impoverished state in southern Mexico, has recently emerged as a significant source of US-bound migrants. Mayan Journeys explores why Yucatan's indigenous population waited so long to enter the migration stream, as well as how their experiences differ from those of earlier, more traditional migrants. The authors consider how internal migration to southern Mexico's tourist resorts serves as a springboard for international migration, and how the new migrants navigate enhanced obstacles at the US-Mexico border. Drawing on an extensive 2006 survey conducted in Tunkas, Yucatan, and its satellite communities in southern California, they provide insights into how this newly emerging migration pattern affects, and is affected by, both local development and political participation in Mexico and the US.Cornelius, Wayne A. is the author of 'Mayan Journeys: The New Migration from Yucatn to the United States' with ISBN 9780970283894 and ISBN 097028389X.