Foreign connections and the difference they make: how migrant ties influence political interest and attitudes in Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Beyond the economic and social effects of international migration researchers show regular exchanges between immigrants and stay-at-homes produce political spillovers in sending countries. As a broad body of literature demonstrates, most migrants maintain at least some form of contact with key connections back home, whether through long-distance communication, remittance sending, or in person visits. We investigate if exposure to international migration affects non-migrant citizens political interest, awareness, and attitudes about the efficacy of elections using longitudinal survey data from the Mexico 2006 Panel Study. We use a novel statistical approach combining Double Robust estimation technique with propensity score weighting. Our results suggest that Mexican non-migrant citizens exp

SUBMITTER: Duquette-Rury L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6245234 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature