A crise econômica e o desemprego como fatores indicativos para o aumento da emigração de brasileiros para os Estados Unidos

Abstract

The present paper analyzes adverse factors such as economic crisis, inequality and unemployment function as drivers of migration. Throughout history, Brazil registered the entry immigrants, and witnessed strong internal migration. In recent years there has been significant emigration of Brazilians to the United States. The present research confronts the trade-off between inertia and the difficulty of leaving the place of origin on one side and the other the rationality of seeking hope despite adversities. This is documentary, bibliographic research based on statistical data from the American Comunity Survey. The analysis shows the increase of immigration flows to places where there are opportunities and consequent emigration in adverse situations in the space of origin. Starting in 2014, the economic crisis and unemployment have encouraged Brazilians to break the inertia and migrate to the United States. The data indicate that there has been a change in the profile of the Brazilian emigrant and that there has been in fact the export of human capital formed in Brazil.