Transborder Higher Education Students: Living in Mexico and Studying in the U.S.

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Published: Feb 12, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v30i59.880
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transborder students border income Mexico United States

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David ROCHA ROMERO
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Pedro Paulo ORRACA ROMANO
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Abstract

There is a small number of transborder students who reside in Mexico but go to school in the United States. Less than 2.5 percent of students residing in border cities such as Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez or Nogales, are transborder students. Pupils born in Mexico that go to school in the United States represent less than 1 percent of the student population in all educational levels. Country of birth, having parents that are international commuters, and household income are elements that enable or limit transborder membership. High earnings are the central factor for Mexicans that want to go to school del otro lado.

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ROCHA ROMERO, D., & ORRACA ROMANO, P. P. (2018). <strong>Transborder Higher Education Students: Living in Mexico and Studying in the U.S.</strong>. Frontera Norte, 30(59), 103–128. https://doi.org/10.17428/rfn.v30i59.880
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Vol. 30 No. 59 (2018): enero-junio, 2018
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Author Biographies

David ROCHA ROMERO, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Doctor en ciencia política por la Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), estudios de posdoctorado en el Colegio de la Frontera Norte 2009-2010. Actualmente profesor tiempo completo titular B en la Facultad de Economía y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. Miembro del Núcleo básico del posgrado Maestría y Doctorado en Estudios del Desarrollo Global, programa consolidado en el PNPC-CONACYT. Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores  Nivel 1 y Perfil Deseable PROMEP-SEP. Principales líneas de investigación: Migración internacional, instituciones políticas, condiciones laborales de los inmigrantes mexicanos en Estados Unidos, políticas públicas relacionadas con la migración internacional.

Pedro Paulo ORRACA ROMANO, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Doctor en Economía por la Universidad de Sussex, Maestro en Economía por el Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas A.C. (CIDE) y Licenciado en Economía por la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC). Actualmente es investigador en el colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, en el departamento de Economía aplicada. Es miembro del Sistema Ncaional de Investigadores Nivel 1. Su línea de investigación se centra en las áreas de mercado laboral, economía del desarrollo, migración y economía transfronteriza. Fue ganador del Premio en Economía Joaquín Xirau Icaza, 2016, otorgado por El Colegio de México.

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