Cultural Integration and Occupational Achievement among Mexican Immigrants along the US-Mexico Border
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2434253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rojhat B Avsar, Rojhat Avşar (0000-0001-6904-4800, Columbia College Chicago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 129-138 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economics & Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2071-789X • E-ISSN: 2306-3459 |
| Publisher | Centre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.14254/2071-789x.2016/9-1/9 |
| OpenAlex | W2537159382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
This paper investigates the impact of English speaking ability and age at arrival in the U.S., considered as two major proxies for the degree of social/cultural integration, on occupational achievements of Mexican immigrants in two heavily populated border counties, El Paso (TX) and Pima (AZ). Our various empirical findings point out two major tendencies: first, English fluency appears to be the most important determinant of the position of Mexican immigrants on the occupational ladder. Second, early migration to the U.S. appears to further improve the position of Mexican immigrants in the labor market indicating that there may be components of (cultural) integration/assimilation, which we call "Americanization premium," that are not fully captured by English proficiency alone. Although such premium exists, its magnitude, interestingly, varies between El Paso and Pima. Finally, we will provide a potential explanation for this puzzle.
Archaeology · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic geography · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Mexican americans · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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Economic Segmentation and Worker Earnings in a U.S.-Mexico Border Enclave
Determinants of English Proficiency among Mexican Migrants to the United States
Determinants of English Proficiency among Mexican Migrants to the United States
A Primer for Social Worker Researchers on How to Conduct a Multinomial Logistic Regression
Ethnic Enclaves and the Earnings of Immigrants
The Effect of Americanization on the Earnings of Foreign-born Men
Ethnicity, Geography, and Occupational Achievement of Hispanic Men in the United States
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |