“Mi Familia Quiere Que Regrese”: Retired Latiné Immigrants’ Families’ Expectations to Return to Their Country of Origin
Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: We conducted a quantitative, interdisciplinary study that investigated how financial concerns and varying family connections influence the retirement choices of Latiné immigrants in terms of returning to their country of origin. We hypothesized that being worried about one's finances for retirement, and having strong transnational ties, would lead to familial expectations to return to one's country of origin. Through data collected from a survey through Qualtrics, we found that higher levels of financial worry significantly affected greater familial expectations to return to their country of origin. The transnational ties that influenced the families' expectations to return to their country of origin was having children, friends, and family not residing in the U.S. Following our findings, we discuss potential future directions and implications relating to transnational ties, remittances, and older Latiné immigrants.
Authors: Helen Kiso, José Luis Collazo, Mayra L. Avila
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Susquehanna University
OpenAlex ID: W4385969368