Mexican Immigrants
The Economic Dimension
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9775329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry R Chiswick (0000-0003-3416-2713, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 487 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 92-101 |
| Publication date | 1986-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716286487001005 |
| OpenAlex | W2134281942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
The high rate of population growth in Mexico and the very wide gap in income and consumption per capita have encouraged an increasing migration of Mexican nationals to the United States. Recently legal immigration from Mexico has averaged about 58,000 persons per year. Illegal migration may also be substantial, but it is more difficult to quantify. About 1 million Mexican illegal aliens have been apprehended annually in recent years, with over 90 percent being apprehended at the border during or shortly after a surreptitious entry. Mexican immigrants, whether legal or illegal, tend to have very low skill levels as measured by years of schooling, English-language proficiency, or occupational skills. As a consequence their earnings in the United States are low relative to other immigrants and U.S.-born Mexican Americans; however, their earnings are high relative to their opportunities in Mexico. The earnings disadvantages of Mexican immigrants diminish with additional years in the U.S. labor market
Consumption (sociology · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Immigration · Mexican americans · Per capita · Per capita income · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
Are Refugees Different from Economic Immigrants? Some Empirical Evidence on the Heterogeneity of Immigrant Groups in the United States
Quedate o Vente
The Employment and Wages of Legalized Immigrants
Economic opportunity in mexico and return migration from the United States
Variations in the Economic Integration of Immigrant and U.S.-Born Mexicans
Language Proficiency among New Immigrants
Cost of Being a Mexican Immigrant and Being a Mexican Non-Citizen in California and Texas
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2009 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |