Mexican immigration to the United States / edited by George J. Borjas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Borjas, George J.

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican Americans--Social conditions--Congresses.

Mexican Americans.

Mexican Americans--Cultural assimilation--Congresses.

Mexican Americans--Economic conditions--Congresses.

Mexican Americans--Employment--Congresses.

Foreign workers, Mexican--United States--Congresses.

Foreign workers, Mexican.

Immigrants--United States--Social conditions--Congresses.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--United States--Economic conditions--Congresses.

Mexico--Emigration and immigration--Congresses.

Mexico.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Congresses.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"From debates on Capitol Hill to the popular media, Mexican immigrants are the subject of widespread controversy. By 2003, their growing numbers accounted for 28.3 percent of all foreign-born inhabitants of the United States. Mexican Immigration to the United States analyzes the astonishing economic impact of this historically unprecedented exodus. Why do Mexican immigrants gain citizenship and employment at a slower rate than non-Mexicans? Does their migration to the U.S. adversely affect the working conditions of lower-skilled workers already residing there? And how rapid is the intergenerational mobility among Mexican immigrant families? This authoritative volume provides a historical context for Mexican immigration to the U.S. and reports new findings on an immigrant influx whose size and character will force us to rethink economic policy for decades to come. Mexican Immigration to the United States will be necessary reading for anyone concerned about social conditions and economic opportunities in both countries." -- Publisher's description.

Contents:

The evolution of the Mexican-born workforce in the United States / George J. Borjas and Lawrence F. Katz

Gender and assimilation among Mexican Americans / Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn

Mexican assimilation in the United States / Edward P. Lazear

Mexican entrepereneurship: a comparison of self-employment in Mexico and the United States / Robert W. Fairlie and Christopher Woodruff

Mexican immigration and self-selection: new evidence from the 2000 Mexican census / Pablo Ibarraran and Darren Lubotsky

The diffusion of Mexican immigrants during the 1990s: explanations and impacts / David Card and Ethan G. Lewis

Ethnic identification, intermarriage, and unmeasured progress by Mexican Americans / Brian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo

Impacts of policy reforms on labor migration from rural Mexico to the United States / Susan M. Richter, J. Edward Taylor, and Antonio Yunez-Naude

Emigration, labor supply, and earnings in Mexico / Gordon H. Hanson.

Notes:

"Consists of papers presented at a conference held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in February 2005"--P. ix.

"Contains the studies presented at the fourth NBER conference"--P. 2.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9781281125354

1281125350

9780226066684

0226066681

9786611125356

6611125353

9780226066325

0226066320

OCLC:

614478369