Why Are Hispanic Immigrants Choosing Rural America As New...

Chandler Stisher Rural Sociology Dr. Conner Bailey 18 November 2014 Research Question: Why are Hispanic immigrants choosing rural America as their new immigration destination, and what are the obstacles that these immigrants face after moving into rural communities? Forces and Challenges of Hispanic Immigration to Rural America Abstract Immigrants have been migrating into the United States and concentrating themselves in large urban areas for more than a century (Crowley and Ebert, 2014). These immigrants, particularly the Mexican population, have experienced forces of being both pushed out of Mexico as well as pulled into America for reasons involving economic restructuring, employment opportunities, and differences in compensation (Jenkins, 1977; Pew Research Center, 2009; Sanderson, 2013; Crowley and Ebert 2014). 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