Migración femenina y reproducción social en los Estados Unidos. Inmigrantes latinas en los Estados Unidos

Abstract

In this paper we analyze the intersections between migration, gender and work. We focus on economic participation of Latin American immigrants in the United States during the last decade. We analyze and document the role of Latin American migration in occupations that are usually called local services, namely, services related to the reproduction of everyday life, corresponding to those paid activities that are intended to meet the needs of people and families in their private and everyday lives. We mean occupations such as domestic service, the care industry (for children, the sick, the elderly), food preparation, cooking, janitors, cleaning and maintenance of houses and buildings, among many others. Finally, and based on this, we propose an analysis model of international migration as a component of social reproduction in advanced societies.