The turn of the 90s: continuities and fractures of Peruvian migration to Argentina

BOLOGNA, EDUARDO; GÓMEZ, PABLO SEBASTIÁN

York, UK

Conferencia; British Society for Population Studies Annual Conference; 2011

This paper analyses the break in the Peruvian process of migration into Córdoba city (Argentina). The dichotomous classification, as proposed by CEPAL (2004), between earlier and more recent migrants, is used. By using data collected from a survey at the destination country, demographic, educational and work features of both groups of migrants are compared. Political and economic factors had a major impact on the history of the migratory movement. Before the 90s, Peruvian migrants to Córdoba belonged to upper-middle class families and were lured by the university. For them, migrating meant securing or raising their social position. In contrast, new migrants usually settle in the least dynamic economic sectors, perform unskilled jobs, and are helped by support (horizontal) or labor recruiting (vertical) networks.