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Identifier	Thesis 1932
Author	Spence, Rodrick
Title	Brain Drain and Skilled Labor Migration from Jamaica to United States: 1960-2007
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2007
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Migration is a phenomenon that has been present globally since the era of written history and even pre-historic times. Ethnic groups have always followed a trend of movement from one geographical location to another, primarily for the purpose of survival. The region that came to be known as the West Indies has been experiencing inward, as well as outward migration recurrently since the era of chattel slavery and European colonialism. The subject of West Indian migration focuses on studying migration out of this region post slavery and colonialism. This thesis examines West Indian migration with a focus on the island of Jamaica, after the emancipation of slavery until present. Three significant events noted in this thesis are; the emancipation proclamation of 1834, World War II and West Indian Independence. These events are responsible for the offset of distinct periods of West Indian migration. The dynamics of migration from any region is very complicated, as there are many other phenomena that are caused by this mass movement of people. Similarly, Jamaica migration has been a very important aspect of the livelihood since emancipation. Some scholars believe that there is a brain drain in the West Indian region that is a direct result of migration. This brain drain has been prevalent in Jamaica especially since independence in 1962, and it has increased in the magnitude of the effect on the island, as well as the impact on developed countries that are the primary destinations for Jamaican migrants. The purpose of the thesis was to examine the migration practices of Jamaican migrants and their opinions about migration and the Jamaican brain drain. A twenty-item questionnaire was distributed to approximately 120 individuals with responses received from 89 people. The results revealed that 74% of the participants either strongly agree or agree that there is a brain drain of Jamaica due to migration. The results further revealed that 64% of the participants also have a United States citizenship and only 36% are certain that they would like to return to their homeland before retirement. The implications of this is that the future may lead to an increase in the brain drain on the island since only a small percentage of the participants wish to return to the island before retirement. The results may have further implications in understanding the impact of Jamaican migration. Also, it is apparent that despite the impression that Jamaica benefits from migration to the developed countries, the results does not support this assertion.
Subject	Brain drain -- Jamaica
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Mate-Kole, C. Charles
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	713734928
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