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Mexican migrants stay in border comfort zone

Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - In: Southwest Economy (2008) May, pp. 10-13

Limited access to migrant networks and strong geographic preferences may underlie border migrants' willingness to settle for lower wages on the border rather than seek higher wages by venturing into the U.S. interior.

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A burden to America? immigration and the economy

Zaretsky, Adam M. - In: The Regional Economist (1997) Oct, pp. 5-9

Conventional wisdom maintains that immigrants take out of an economy more than they put in. Conventional wisdom, in …

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Bring is your tired, huddled masses (we’ve got job openings)

Davies, Phil - In: Fedgazette (2004) Sep, pp. 7-10

Employers strapped for labor have turned to immigrants to fill jobs spurned by many natives …

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Irish migrants in New Zealand, 1840-1937 : the desired haven

McCarthy, Angela - 2005

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Displacements and diasporas : Asians in the Americas

Anderson, Wanni Wibulswasdi (contributor) - 2005

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Migration and health in Asia

Jatrana, Santosh (contributor) - 2005

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Public pensions and immigration : a public choice approach

Krieger, Tim - 2005

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Transnational migration and the politics of identity

Thapan, Meenakshi (contributor) - 2005

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Self-selection among undocumented immigrants from Mexico

Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - 2001

This paper examines the effect of changes in migration determinants on the skill level of undocumented immigrants from … Mexican economic conditions are associated with a decline in the average educational levels of undocumented immigrants …. Stricter border enforcement is associated with higher average skill levels. Access to a network of previous immigrants appears …

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Faces of change

Davies, Phil - In: Fedgazette (2004) Sep, pp. 2-6

In a flashback to the early 20th century, immigrants from all over the world are settling in the district, and not just …

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