Demonstrates how since emancipation, emigration has always been viewed as a positive experience among Barbadians. Presents demographic data and data on cash value of remittances to the island from Barbadians living abroad. (GC)

Based on interviews conducted with undocumented workers in the El Paso-Juarez (Mexico) metropolitan area, describes living and working conditions of such workers and the migration routes that they follow. Also discusses social networks among undocumented Mexican workers and recounts some of the interviewees' experiences with the U.S. Border…

Presents data on sex, age, occupational and educational background, and family status of Cubans who came to the United States in 1980. Considers the possibilities for employment of these refugees in the Miami, Florida area. (GC)

Examines socioeconomic factors that affected Colombian migration into New York City and the participation of Colombian immigrants in the urban labor market. Stresses that analyses of migration processes must consider migrants' emotional lives, ideologies, and social group characteristics. (MJL)