We consider the issue of illegal migration from Mexico to the US, and examine whether the lack of legal status causally …

. This paper compares both immigration policies through the transition for the United States and Mexico. I find that: (i) the …

migrants who return home have failed in the host country. -- return migration ; self-selection ; assimilation ; U.S.-Mexico … out-migration of Mexican-born workers occurred. Because migrants self-select in the decision to return, the overarching …

significant effect on remittance flows from illegal migrants took place after the implementation of the IIRIRA. This is consistent … confirms previous research that conditions and policies in the host country affect migrants' remitting behaviour, and migrants …' motivations are not only altruistic but also self-interested. Given that migrants' remittances and their savings are important …

Using data collected for the evaluation of the rural component of Oportunidades, Mexico's flagship anti-poverty program … no counterfactual US migrants, come from the middle of the local predicted wage distribution, and worsen migrant skills ….These results suggest that financial constraints to international migration are binding for poor Mexicans, some of whom would like …

Using data collected for the evaluation of the rural component of Oportunidades, Mexico's flagship anti-poverty program … no counterfactual US migrants, come from the middle of the local predicted wage distribution, and worsen migrant skills …. These results suggest that financial constraints to international migration are binding for poor Mexicans, some of whom …

; policy reform ; illegal migrants ; Mexico ; migration policy … significant effect on remittance flows from illegal migrants took place after the implementation of the IIRIRA. This is consistent … confirms previous research that conditions and policies in the host country affect migrants' remitting behaviour, and migrants …