US Retirement Migration to Mexico: Understanding Issues of Adaptation, Networking, and Social Integration

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Viviana Rojas1, H. Paul LeBlanc1, Thankam S. Sunil2
1Department of Communication, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA
2Department of Sociology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

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This paper describes the cultural adaptation of American retirees living in two traditional retirement destinations in Mexico (Lake Chapala, state of Jalisco and San Miguel de Allende, state of Guanajuato). Based on 375 surveys and follow-up interviews, the authors discuss issues of adaptation, identity, and networking with the American and local community. Findings present a complex picture of adaptation and integration to the Mexican community as well as networking with other US residents. The comparative case study allows researcher to see the different social and economic dynamics taking place in the two destinations. This study contributes to understand a largely ignored migration flow that is directly related to the aging of the baby boomers generation.

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