Internationalism&apos;s Remittances: The Impact of Temporary Migration on Cuban Society

Sarah A. Blue, null

doi:10.13169/intejcubastud.5.1.0041

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Internationalism's Remittances: The Impact of Temporary Migration on Cuban Society

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Author(s): Sarah A. Blue

Publication date (Print): Spring 2013

Journal: International Journal of Cuban Studies

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: Cuba, internationalism, remittances, migration

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Since the implementation of post-Soviet economic reforms, remittances have had a strong influence on the Cuban economy and society. While economic and social influences of remittances from permanent migration have been examined, the same cannot be said of remittances from temporary migration. As part of an expansion of professional service exports over the past decade, tens of thousands of Cuban professionals ( internationalistas) have worked abroad, remitting their earnings and often returning with substantial savings and a broadened global perspective. The expansion of professional service exports across more than 65 countries in the global south has extended the influence of remittances far beyond Miami and the USA. Using first-hand accounts of returned internationalistas interviewed in Havana in 2010 and 2011, this article explores the socio-economic influences of the remittances from Cuban internationalism.

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Sarah A. Blue

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Journal ID (doi): 10.13169

Journal ID (publisher-id): intejcubastud

Title: International Journal of Cuban Studies

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN (Print): 17563461

ISSN (Electronic): 1756347X

Publication date (Print): Spring 2013

Volume: 5

Issue: 1

Pages: 41-60

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Texas State University, USA

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Publisher ID: intejcubastud.5.1.0041

DOI: 10.13169/intejcubastud.5.1.0041

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According to research by Morales and Scarpaci (2012), the lifting of all US travel restrictions on Cuban Americans in 2009 resulted in a 120 per cent increase in travel. Cell phone usage increased from 84,000 in 2004 to 1.2 million users in 2011. Service costs for a cell phone averaged $20 CUC a month in 2012.
All of the data in this section was provided by the two key informants and various doctors interviewed for this study.

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[1] According to research by Morales and Scarpaci (2012), the lifting of all US travel restrictions on Cuban Americans in 2009 resulted in a 120 per cent increase in travel. Cell phone usage increased from 84,000 in 2004 to 1.2 million users in 2011. Service costs for a cell phone averaged $20 CUC a month in 2012.

[2] All of the data in this section was provided by the two key informants and various doctors interviewed for this study.