We estimate the self-selection of Mexican migrants into and out of the United States in the 1920s. Officials recorded … migration in 1920. Migrants were positively selected on height compared to the Mexican population. We link these migrants to the … 1930 U.S. and Mexican censuses to obtain samples of permanent and return migrants and to estimate the selection into return …

likely to be kidnapped, smuggled, or raped when crossing illegally. If migration costs are not the same for all migrants … immigrant women from Mexico relative to men as a result of higher migration costs: 1) A decrease in the relative flow of older …

Using recent data from southern California and Mexico we challenge the notion that the demographic profile of post-1970 … Mexican migrants to the United States has remained constant. We find that more recent cohorts of migrants: (1) are more likely … educational attainment, (5) are increasingly likely to originate in southern Mexico and the Mexico City Metropolitan area, and (6 …