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Why immigrants come to America : braceros, indocumentados, and the migra
Stout, Robert Joe - 2008 - 1. publ.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003530454
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Essays on international migration
Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús - 2007
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009691360
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Mexican migration to the United States : perspectives from both sides of the border
Romo, Harriet D. (ed.); Mogollón-Lopez, Olivia (ed.) - 2016 - First edition
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413969
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The new labor market : immigrants and wages after IRCA
Phillips, Julie A.; Massey, Douglas S. - In: Demography : a publication of the Population … 36 (1999) 2, pp. 233-246
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Previous Migration Experience and Legal Immigration Status Among Intending Mexican Migrants to the United States
Brownell, Peter - 2014
We examine the size and composition of flows of Mexican migrants intending to cross the border and enter the United … immigrant flow from Mexico has actually increased since the recession began. We find an overall shift away from migrants with no … previous trips to the US, toward migrants with 11 or more previous trips. There was no significant shift in the distribution of …
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September 11 and the rise of necessity self‑employment among Mexican immigrants
Wang, Chunbei; Lofstrom, Magnus - In: Eastern economic journal 46 (2020) 1, pp. 5-33
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Immigration Policy and the Rise of Self-Employment Among Mexican Immigrants
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Lofstrom, Magnus; Wang, Chunbei - 2021
Over the past two decades, the U.S. has seen a drastic growth in self-employment among Mexican immigrants, the largest immigrant population in the country. This is an interesting yet puzzling trend, in stark contrast to the stagnated growth of self-employment among other disadvantaged minority...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013314826
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Immigration policy and the rise of self-employment among Mexican immigrants
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Lofstrom, Magnus; Wang, Chunbei - 2020
Over the past two decades, the U.S. has seen a drastic growth in self-employment among Mexican immigrants, the largest immigrant population in the country. This is an interesting yet puzzling trend, in stark contrast to the stagnated growth of self-employment among other disadvantaged minority...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012372868
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September 11 and the rise of necessity self-employment among Mexican immigrants
Wang, Chunbei; Lofstrom, Magnus - 2019
Since the September 11 attacks (9/11), the U.S. has seen a tightening of immigration policies. Previous studies find that stricter immigration enforcement has the unintended effect of pushing undocumented immigrants into self-employment. This paper builds on the literature to better understand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064537
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How Good are Proxies for Legal Status? : Evidence from the Legalization of Two Million Mexicans
Cascio, Elizabeth U.; Lewis, Ethan; Zhang, Chengguo - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
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 …
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