Showing papers in "Asian and Pacific Migration Journal in 2015"
TL;DR: Transnationalism was initially proposed as an alternative perspective to the assimilation and integration frameworks, which tend to prioritize the nation-state over transnational mobility as mentioned in this paper, and it has been widely used in the literature.
Abstract: Transnationalism was initially proposed as an alternative perspective to the assimilation and integration frameworks, which tend to prioritize the nation-state over transnational mobility. Policy-m...
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TL;DR: Choi et al. as mentioned in this paper explored the gap between soft rhetoric and hard action of the Korean government's immigration policies using the concept of decoupling, a phenomenon in which organizations respond to conflicting pressures through contradictory actions and statements.
Abstract: Cornelius et al., (2004) assert that the gap between immigration policy objectives and outcomes is growing. Their case studies around the globe indicate that states tend to use “tough” rhetoric in immigration control but mostly end up with “soft,” liberal policy practice. South Korea shows a similar gap, but in the opposite direction. In this paper, I explore this gap between “soft rhetoric” and “tough action” of the Korean government’s immigration policies using the concept of “decoupling,” a phenomenon in which organizations respond to conflicting pressures through contradictory actions and statements. Analyses of archival and interview data show that the Korean government extensively uses “soft talk” such as multiculturalism and diversity when discussing immigration issues but in practice implements exclusionary and assimilative “hard policies.”
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TL;DR: In this paper, the economic impact of overseas migration on Philippine households was examined using a panel of some 8,000 households common to the 2007 and 2008 Annual Poverty Indicators Surveys.
Abstract: This study uses a panel of some 8,000 households common to the 2007 and 2008 Annual Poverty Indicators Surveys to examine the economic impact of overseas migration on Philippine households. It find...
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TL;DR: This paper focused on the ways in which Korean society, which is seen by its members as a homogeneous nation, produces media discourses that reaffirm an ideological system of stratified racial orde...
Abstract: This paper focuses on the ways in which Korean society, which is seen by its members as a homogeneous nation, produces media discourses that reaffirm an ideological system of stratified racial orde...
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TL;DR: In the late 1980s, both Japan and Spain revised their legislation to confer preferential immigration rights to citizens from former colonies or their own diasporic descendants based on historical, cultural, and linguistic information as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: In the late 1980s, both Japan and Spain revised their legislation to confer preferential immigration rights to citizens from former colonies or their own diasporic descendants based on historical, ...
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TL;DR: This article investigated the job mobility of migrant workers based on a survey of migrants in six cities in eastern China and found that high degree of job mobility noted among migrant workers was observed among migrants.
Abstract: This research investigated the job mobility of migrant workers based on a survey of migrant workers in six cities in eastern China. The high degree of job mobility noted among migrant workers was f...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the fertility differentials of one of the world's largest refugee populations, the Afghans in Iran, in relation to the host population and found that fertility change among Afghans is associated with their adaptation to Iranian society.
Abstract: International migration is increasingly important in shaping national population dynamics, both directly through adding or subtracting people, and indirectly, through the fertility of immigrants. International migrants rarely share the fertility characteristics of either origin or destination populations. However, the relationship between migration and fertility is little understood, especially that relating to refugee populations. This study examined the fertility differentials of one of the world’s largest refugee populations, the Afghans in Iran, in relation to the host population. Based on multivariate analysis, the study demonstrated that Afghan immigrants were moving from a high fertility regime to a low fertility regime. The findings suggest that fertility change among Afghans is associated with their adaptation to Iranian society. The role of education in mediating immigrant–native fertility differentials was also uncovered.
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TL;DR: The authors examines the temporalities of citizenship and how the meanings and significance of citizenship change with time through the cases of Malaysian-Chinese skilled migrants in Singapore and Malaysia and examines how the meaning of citizenship changes with time.
Abstract: This article examines the temporalities of citizenship – how the meanings and significance of citizenship change with time – through the cases of Malaysian-Chinese skilled migrants in Singapore and...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the strategies that African migrants in Japan adopt to build networks and utilize the social capital derived from the networks to achieve socio-economic integration and mobility, and found that these strategies were effective for African migrants.
Abstract: This study examines the strategies that African migrants in Japan adopt to build networks and utilize the social capital derived from the networks to achieve socio-economic integration and mobility...
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TL;DR: This article examined the relationship between left-behind women and the culture of migration through the prism of the experiences of seamen's wives in an Ilocos town, experiences narrated through interviews.
Abstract: Discussions of a culture of migration in the Philippines present it to mean a predisposition to migrate and focus on the migrants. Through the prism of the experiences of seamen’s wives in an Ilocos town, experiences narrated through interviews, this article aims to cut a conceptual space in which to examine the relationship between left-behind women and the culture of migration. Examining the women’s persistent references to settlement migration to Hawaii against which their husband’s labor migration as seafarers is compared, this article provides a discussion of a culture of migration among Ilocanos that has been vitally shaped by the socio-economic possibilities brought about by Ilocano migration to Hawaii beginning in the early 20th century. Consequently, it offers historical and cultural specificity to scholarly discussions of the Philippines’ culture of migration, which remains pitched at the national level.
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TL;DR: Despite being a wealthy democracy and strong supporter of the international system, Japan has consistently recognized very few refugees as mentioned in this paper, and this conundrum is explored in this article. Specifically, it asks...
Abstract: Despite being a wealthy democracy and strong supporter of the international system, Japan has consistently recognized very few refugees. This article explores this conundrum. Specifically, it asks ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined health stratification in contemporary urban China in light of rapid internal migration and evolving socio-institutional arrangements in the society and found that the institutional impacts on health status were largely indirect, as manifested partly through self-selective mechanisms of migration and partly through socioeconomic stratification.
Abstract: This study examines health stratification in contemporary urban China in light of rapid internal migration and evolving socio-institutional arrangements in the society. Much of this has been linked to the hukou system or household registration system which has created a stratification system based on place of origin (rural or urban) and occupation (agricultural or non-agricultural). The research question was probed using a nationally representative survey. The results show that as a group, migrants in urban areas were healthier than urban natives, and residents with non-agricultural hukou were healthier than those having agricultural hukou. Institutional impacts on health status were largely indirect, as manifested partly through self-selective mechanisms of migration and partly through socio-economic stratification in urban society. Nevertheless, institutional arrangements had salient direct impacts on individuals' access to health resources, which were robust even after controlling for related demograph...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the impact of seasonal worker schemes in Australia and New Zealand, and investigate under what conditions these schemes constitute a win-win situation, including social protection rights, the characteristics of relevant agricultural industries and the interests of employers.
Abstract: The employment of foreign seasonal workers is often advocated as a win–win situation for both employers and workers, as labor shortages can be filled and at the same time foreign workers are able to access labor opportunities. However, these schemes are also being criticized for being prone to exploiting migrants as cheap labor without granting them sufficient rights. This article analyzes the impact of seasonal worker schemes in Australia and New Zealand, researching under what conditions these schemes constitute a win–win situation. This article will first outline the main features of the seasonal worker schemes in New Zealand and Australia. Subsequent sections will cover social protection rights, the characteristics of relevant agricultural industries and the interests of employers. The article concludes with an analysis of critical aspects that can be considered as good practice.
TL;DR: Based on field research, the authors examines to what extent Turkey's current policy on sex trafficking adheres to the UN Protocol in practice and discusses how prostitution and migration regimes in Turkey follow different regimes.
Abstract: Based on field research, this study examines to what extent Turkey's current policy on sex trafficking adheres to the UN Protocol in practice and discusses how prostitution and migration regimes in...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the sources of information being used by future migrants living in India and ask why immigrants are surprised by the difficulties they face in Canada, and find that these employment problems are largely unanticipated by immigrants.
Abstract: There is widespread recognition of the employment problems facing skilled immigrants in Canada. As a result, research reports high levels of frustration and anger over immigrants’ failed attempts to secure employment in Canada that is commensurate with their foreign-earned credentials and experience. Furthermore, research suggests that these employment problems are largely unanticipated by immigrants. As these employment difficulties have been observed for at least a decade, our study asks why immigrants are surprised by the difficulties they face in Canada. Our research questions focus on the sources of information being used by future migrants living in India. We wondered whether the information sources being used by future migrants are informing them of these employment struggles. To investigate, we surveyed 500 university students in India who plan to emigrate. Our findings confirm the pervasiveness of a reliance on informal migrant networks among future migrants in India, but also reveal how there is...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between labor and household migration at the village level and the factors associated with different migration patterns through an analysis of data from China's Second National Agricultural Census.
Abstract: Relatively little attention is paid to variations in rural migration at the village level, even though labor-supplying villages present considerable diversity in economic and development profiles. This paper examines the relationships between labor and household migration at the village level and the factors associated with different migration patterns through an analysis of data from China’s Second National Agricultural Census. The study identified four types of village migration profiles based on labor and household migration data from 4,482 villages in 10 counties across five provinces. The key characteristics of four types of village migration profiles are highlighted and implications for researchers and policy-makers are discussed.
TL;DR: In this paper, the latent conceptual ambiguities in the pan-ethnic Eurasian label, and how it functions within the Singapore nation state's ethno-racial regimes of representa...
Abstract: There is a need to critically address the latent conceptual ambiguities in the pan-ethnic Eurasian label, and how it functions within the Singapore nation state’s ethno-racial regimes of representa...
TL;DR: In this paper, a multilevel model that explores the effects of the interaction between individual attributes and regional characteristics on elderly migration was used to explore the factors concerning the out-migration decision of the Korean elderly.
Abstract: The present study explores the factors concerning the out-migration decision of the Korean elderly. It utilizes a multilevel model that explores the effects of the interaction between individual attributes and regional characteristics on elderly migration. The findings indicate that probable events in the later stages of the life cycle, such as retirement, loss of spouse, and physical disability, are positively associated with the migration decision. The migration propensity of the elderly varies with the characteristics of their current residence. As expected, the high cost of housing and change in a community may influence the elderly to migrate to other locations. In other words, location-specific attributes of their current residence are related to the migration decision of the elderly. The results indicate that housing prices, relevant welfare facilities, and change in community members play important roles in their out-migration decision.
TL;DR: In this paper, the propensity of marriage migrants to seek Korean citizenship has been investigated in South Korea, where the citizenship acquisition of Korean marriage migrants has been studied for the first time.
Abstract: There has been little research as yet that examines the citizenship acquisition of marriage migrants in South Korea. As such, this paper investigates the propensity of marriage migrants to seek Kor...
TL;DR: It is argued that governmental regulations regarding the monitoring and management of migrant workers’ safety have been only loosely enforced under the guest-worker policy, and policies protecting migrants’ rights may have resulted in lower injury rates.
Abstract: This study explains trends in occupational injury rates among migrant and native workers in Taiwan and evaluates the results of related regulatory protection policies for migrants between 1998 and 2011. Results indicate that the relative occupational injury rate between migrant and native workers dropped from 2.1 times to 1.1 times during the whole period; on average, the injury rates for migrant workers were 1.45 times higher compared with non-migrants. Although policies protecting migrants’ rights may have resulted in lower injury rates, the minimum wage policy has otherwise given rise to an increase in injury rates. We argue that governmental regulations regarding the monitoring and management of migrant workers’ safety have been only loosely enforced under the guest-worker policy.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the learning mechanism and its treasures within an undocumented migrant workers' voluntary community in Korea, based on a qualitative case study, and major findings of the case study are discussed.
Abstract: This study was designed to explore the learning mechanism and its treasures within an undocumented migrant workers’ voluntary community in Korea. Based on a qualitative case study, major findings s...
TL;DR: In this paper, a book review of Francis RD's Birthplace, Migration and Crime: The Australian Experience is presented. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Abstract: Book Review of Francis RD's Birthplace, Migration and Crime. The Australian Experience. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
TL;DR: The authors assesses the level of HIV/AIDS knowledge among migrant workers in Korea and explores key factors contributing to their knowledge, using data collected from a survey of 1,007 migrant workers.
Abstract: This study assesses the level of HIV/AIDS knowledge among migrant workers in Korea and explores key factors contributing to their knowledge. Data were collected from a survey of 1,007 migrant worke...