The Role of Mobile Homes in Migration from Mexico to Central North Carolina

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A key consideration in the human migration process to a destination country is the need to secure suitable and affordable housing. As housing costs have increased in the United States in recent decades, mobile homes – also known as manufactured housing or "trailers" – have become a significant source of affordable housing for people living in the United States. In rural communities, mobile homes have become a substantial portion of the available housing stock. This research project explored mobile home living specifically in relation to Mexican migrants who lived in a rural county in central North Carolina. Consideration was given … continued below

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Kiesewetter, Kimberly Ann Cochran May 2018.

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A key consideration in the human migration process to a destination country is the need to secure suitable and affordable housing. As housing costs have increased in the United States in recent decades, mobile homes – also known as manufactured housing or "trailers" – have become a significant source of affordable housing for people living in the United States. In rural communities, mobile homes have become a substantial portion of the available housing stock. This research project explored mobile home living specifically in relation to Mexican migrants who lived in a rural county in central North Carolina. Consideration was given to the practical issues of this type of housing, as well as any influence the American stigma of mobile homes might have had on the ways people experienced their homes and communities.

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Kiesewetter, Kimberly Ann Cochran. The Role of Mobile Homes in Migration from Mexico to Central North Carolina, thesis, May 2018; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1157560/: accessed January 16, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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