Two million Mexicans were granted lawful permanent residency in the U.S. under the Immigration Reform and Control Act … this event. A decade after legalization, the share of Mexicans who are likely legal according to these variables shows …

Nearly a quarter of Mexico's workforce is self employed. But in the U.S. rates of self employment among Mexican … residing in Mexico and the U.S. accounts for the differences in the self employment rates in the two countries. Within the U …

regions of the United States and Mexico. The U.S. Border Patrol polices U.S. boundaries, seeking to apprehend any individual … southern California, southwestern Texas, and Mexican cities on the U.S.-Mexico border. For each region, we have high …) immigration from Mexico has a minimal impact on wages in U.S. border cities …

In this paper, I examine how the growth of offshore assembly in Mexico has affected manufacturing activity in U ….S.-manufactured components receive preferential tariff treatment upon reentry into the United States. Foreign assembly plants in Mexico, most of … Mexico increases the demand for manufacturing goods produced in U.S. border cities. Implications of the North American Free …