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Table 9 Frequency of Immigrant Travel to Home Country (percent)Threeor moretimes ayearTwice ayearOnce ayearOnceevery twoyearsOnceeverythreeyearsI travellittleI havenevertravelledEcuador 0.0 12.20 39.20 35.10 4.10 9.50 0.0DominicanRepublic11.60 24.50 33.30 10.90 3.40 16.30 0.0Guyana 5.80 12.10 26.70 18.40 10.70 26.20 0.0El Salvador 1.50 5.60 20.40 5.60 8.70 23.50 34.70Mexico 2.50 5.00 20.10 4.60 6.30 14.60 46.90Colombia 2.00 7.00 13.00 6.00 0.0 15.00 57.00Nicaragua 2.00 6.00 11.30 13.30 3.30 12.70 51.30Cuba 0.0 2.30 10.90 4.00 1.70 13.10 68.00Honduras 0.0 5.50 6.80 12.30 2.70 12.30 60.30Guatemala 0.90 3.70 4.60 3.70 0.90 15.60 70.60Total 3.00 8.20 19.10 10.10 5.00 17.00 37.70Source: Data from author’s survey of immigrants in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C.,Chicago, and Miami, administered by Emmanuel Sylvestre and Associates. Partial results reported inOrozco 2004a; see survey methodology at end of chapter.The immigrants who have not traveled back to their country tend to havelived in the United States for only a short time. More than 60 percent ofthose living in the United States less than six years have not traveled back totheir home country. This finding is consistent with other research showingthat recent immigrants tend to send less money home due to lower incomesand the obligations of settling into a new country.7. TourismThe connection between immigrants and their country of origin constitutesan ongoing process. One facet of this enduring connection is that emigrantsat one point in time become tourists to their country of origin at a laterpoint. For instance, large numbers of tourists to and within the DominicanRepublic, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Mexico include formernationals who live abroad. Many of the tourists to El Salvador, for instance,are Salvadorans living in the United States. Their stays average more thantwo weeks and their spending averages $50 a day. Likewise, Nicaraguanstravel frequently to Managua and bring with them consumer goods andhardware. About 500,000 Dominican expatriates, or about 20 percent oftourists to the Dominican Republic, return annually and spend on average$650 per visit. Likewise, about 20 percent of annual tourism to Mexico isMexicans returning to their home communities, often to small towns for321