This work captures the compelling life stories of three types of
Jamaican immigrants, including deportees, and examines how the
transfer of different types of social capital affects their quests
for social mobility. The concept of this particular type of social
capital, in this case referred to as 'colonial capital' is
introduced in the literature to categorize migrants. The term and
idea of colonial capital derives from a quartet of ancient
prejudices about family and skin pigmentation; education; social
graces; and financial capital. The acquisition of any one element
of colonial capital is of little use in achieving a higher class
status. The stories of these immigrants reveal three types of
migrants: those with high colonial capital who resettle in Jamaica;
disgruntled migrants with mid-colonial capital who often become
transmigrants; and deportees_a group whose low-colonial capital
renders them vulnerable abroad and in Jamaica. As a consequence of
the evaluation of this phenomenon, the 'Transnational Theory' is
re-evaluated and extended to the 'Colonial Capital Theory of
Migration.'
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