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International Colloquium INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” "National Migration Week 2009" 21st - 22nd October 2009 Centro Cultural Tlatelolco, Mexico City INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 6 Javier Castañeda Monter WORDS OF WELCOME 8 Jose de Jesus Hernandez Ramos WORDS OF WELCOME 12 Richard G. Wilkins WORDS OF WELCOME 14 Ma. Elena Bribiesca Gonzalez Franco OPENING SPEECH 16 Margarita Zavala Gomez del Campo Keynote Address: 20 “MEXICO AS A MIGRATORY PLATFORM". Cecilia Romero Keynote Address: 28 MIGRATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FAMILY Salvador Beltrán del Rio Keynote Address: 42 FAMILY AND MIGRATION TO THE GCC STATUS: AN ETHNOGRAPHICALLY-INFORMED OVERVIEW Andrew M. Gardner 2 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” Keynote Address: 72 THE SITUATION OF MIGRATION FROM MEXICO TO THE UNITED STATES Jorge Bustamante Panel: "HUMAN RIGHTS OF GIRL, BOY AND TEENAGE MIGRANTS." NEW COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES: GIRL, BOY, 90 AND TEENAGE MIGRANTS Marie-Claire O'Hagan COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND 96 TRAFFICKING IN CHILDREN Isabel Alcantara Escalera RISKS AND IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF GIRL, BOY AND 104 TEENAGE MIGRANTS Corina Garcia Piña EXPERIENCES IN THE CARE OF MIGRANT MINORS 110 Juan Carlos Garduño Coronel THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT 116 CHILDREN Adriana Gonzalez Carrillo Keynote Address: 134 TRANSNATIONAL FAMILIES IN ASIA: WITH A FOCUS ON THE PHILIPPINES. A LITERATURE REVIEW Marya Reed 3 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” Panel: “CONTRIBUTION OF MIGRANTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND DESTINATION” ANECDOTES OF A MIGRANT 150 Ary Kahan THE SOCIAL CAPITAL OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION 154 AND OBSTACLES FOR DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF CENTRAL AMERICANS IN MEXICO Rodolfo Casillas Ramirez THE MIGRANT FAMILY AS A GENERATOR OF WEALTH 162 Leticia Gutierrez Valderrama THE CREATION OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 170 RETURNING MIGRANTS Maria Dolores Gonzalez Sanchez Keynote Address: 180 SOCIAL NETWORKS Rodrigo Ivan Cortes Jimenez TESTIMONY 190 Lidia Platonoff & Alberto Lozano PERSPECTIVES ON MIGRATION 202 Francisco Olguin Uribe Panel: “MIGRATION AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FAMILY” EDUCATION FOR THE MIGRANT FAMILY 208 Elvia Marveya Villalobos Torres 4 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” FROM A FRAGMENTED FAMILY TO A FAMILY OF 214 NATIONS Flor Maria Rigoni, c.s. MIGRATION AS A CAUSE OF FAMILY DISINTEGRATION 224 Fernando Valadez Perez THE ROLE OF CSO´S IN HELPING THE FAMILIES OF 232 MIGRANT WORKERS Emilio Rigel Chavez Herrerias CLOSING CEREMONY SPEECH 236 Jose Luis Hernandez Lozada CLOSING CEREMONY 238 Margarita Zavala Gomez del Campo DECLARATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM 240 “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER”. 5 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” INTRODUCTION Javier Castañeda Monter Board of Directors, Familias y Sociedad he subject of migration is usually studied from the perspective of the migrant as an individual, with only indirect reference to his family. T However, concern for the family´s welfare is often the initial motive for migration. For this reason, healthy migration will only be achieved when the welfare of the family of the migrant worker is taken into account, when migration is no longer forced upon them through marginalization, hunger or lack of opportunities in their place of origin. The problems of well-paid employment for the breadwinners in each family throughout the world, food self-sufficiency, health services for all, educational opportunities, comprehensive scientific applications for the development of the family, must be addressed. Otherwise, migration, with its uncertain future, becomes the only viable option for survival. This Colloquium will look at the way migration affects the family structure of the migrant worker, with the aim of promoting and strengthening government and private projects that protect the rights of the family of the migrant worker, as well as seeking the reunification of its members and their personal development. In order to achieve this, we will analyze the impact that migration has on the lives of not only those who migrate but also on the members of the family who painfully are 6 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” left behind. It considers ways in which the human rights of children affected by migration are violated, and how their personal, physical, emotional and spiritual development is affected. We will consider the role Mexico plays as a country of origin, transit and destination for migrants. The cultural, social and economic contributions of migration will be highlighted. We will address the dilemmas posed by multiculturalism, the formation of a new family in the host country, and the ensuing disintegration of the family which was left behind, or is already on its way to join the family member. We will analyze some of the risks posed by ideologies and the barriers that break up a person and the family, which not only prevent their own fulfillment, but also provoke the disintegration of the social fabric of society. We will refer to the international conventions and treaties that protect migrants and their families. We will present certain aspects of how social and family networks operate as part of the survival strategy for migrants. We will see how the family remains an essential element in their survival strategy; proof that mankind as a whole is but a family. 7 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” WORDS OF WELCOME Jose de Jesus Hernandez Ramos Founding Member and Ex-President of Familias y Sociedad Mrs. Margarita Zavala Gómez del Campo, President of the National System for Integral Family Development; Mrs. Cecilia Romero Castillo, Commissioner for the National Migration Institute; Dr. Richard Wilkins, Director General of the Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development; Mrs. Maria Elena Bribiesca, President of Family & Society; Distinguished Consuls accredited in Mexico; Members of Congress; Ladies and gentlemen; Welcome to Mexico and to the International Colloquium, "The Family of the Migrant Worker ". "The strength of a nation lies within the integrity of its families." This phrase, uttered by Confucius in the sixth century BC, resonates with force today in a world threatened by the disintegration of the family in the face of violence, crisis, and lack of opportunities, violations of human rights, discouragement and despair. 8 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” This Colloquium has arisen from our concern for the family of the migrant worker. As organizers, we seek a more humane world, concerned for the families, mothers and fathers and children, who face the risks and challenges posed by migration. This International Colloquium aims to identify the positive and negative effects of migration on the structure of the family, in order to promote the design and adoption of public policies that protect the families of migrants, that strengthen and encourage their development, as well as favoring their reunification in the country of origin or destination. We consider it to be the shared responsibility of both state and society, with valuable input from academia, to discuss, identify and take the action necessary for the development, peace and welfare of the migrant family. Public policy on the issue of migration should aim to support the development of functional families, capable of meeting the basic needs of their members. The functional family is the engine of a prosperous, equitable society, wherein the state of law prevails and opportunities are provided for all citizens. Gary Becker, Nobel Laureate in Economics, maintains that the family is where values such as laboriosity, honesty, reliability and discipline are learnt. These are the basis of human capital that provides the nation with the foundation for economic development and social progress. Economic development and social progress in turn contribute to the source of peace and welfare to which every family, and every one of its members, legitimately aspire. This is why it is so important for governments to include the family perspective in their migration policies, for the good of both countries of origin and destination. This is why we need to address the family perspective of migration in the international arena, promoting fair bilateral agreements and the signing of multilateral instruments on the subject. As organizers of this Colloquium, we trust in the family. We trust in both the nuclear family as well as the extended family´s ability to care for their loved ones. We trust in their ability to form good citizens for society as a whole. As George Santayana, the 9 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” leading twentieth-century philosopher, said, "The family is one of Nature´s masterpieces". I would like to thank all the participants in this Colloquium for your collaboration. I would especially like to thank Mrs. Margarita Zavala, Mrs. Cecilia Romero, Dr. Richard Wilkins, Mrs. Maria Elena Bribiesca, and all the leading academics that will to enlighten us with their knowledge, and to all of you for your commitment to the family. 10 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” 11 INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM “THE FAMILY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER” WORDS OF WELCOME Richard G. Wilkins Managing Director Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is a profound honor for me, as Managing Director of the Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development to take a few moments to welcome you to this important Colloquium as well as to introduce you briefly to my Institute. I am particularly grateful for the kind support of the First Lady of this nation, Madam Margarita Zavala, and for her presence here today. I would also like to thank the organizers of this event. This Colloquium is a joint effort of the association of Family and Society as well as The Doha International Institute for Family Studies and Development.
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