Author: Marie T. Mora
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816548579
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Five million workers are employed in a variety of settings along the U.S.–Mexico border, yet labor market outcomes on each side often differ. U.S. workers tend to have low earnings and high unemployment compared with the rest of the country, while workers on the Mexican side of the border are often more prosperous than those in the interior. This book sheds new light on these socioeconomic differentials, along with other labor market issues affecting both sides of the border. The contributors take up issues that dominate the current discourse— migration, trade, gender, education, earnings, and employment. They analyze labor conditions and their relationship to immigration, and also provide insight into income levels and population concentrations, the relative prosperity of Mexico’s border region, and NAFTA’s impact on trade and living conditions. Drawing on demographic, economic, and labor data, the chapters treat topics ranging from historical context to directions for future research. They cover the importance of trade to both the United States and Mexico, salary differentials, the determinants of wages among Mexican immigrant women on the U.S. side, and the net effect of Mexican migration on the public coffers in U.S. border states. The book’s concluding policy prescriptions are geared toward improving conditions on the U.S. side without dampening the success of workers in Mexico. Written to be equally accessible to social scientists, policy makers, and concerned citizens, this book deals with issues often overlooked in national policy discussions and can help readers better understand real-life conditions along the border. It dispels misconceptions regarding labor interdependence between the two countries while offering policy recommendations useful for improving the economic and social well-being of border residents.
Labor Market Issues along the U.S.-Mexico Border
Author: Marie T. Mora
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816548579
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Five million workers are employed in a variety of settings along the U.S.–Mexico border, yet labor market outcomes on each side often differ. U.S. workers tend to have low earnings and high unemployment compared with the rest of the country, while workers on the Mexican side of the border are often more prosperous than those in the interior. This book sheds new light on these socioeconomic differentials, along with other labor market issues affecting both sides of the border. The contributors take up issues that dominate the current discourse— migration, trade, gender, education, earnings, and employment. They analyze labor conditions and their relationship to immigration, and also provide insight into income levels and population concentrations, the relative prosperity of Mexico’s border region, and NAFTA’s impact on trade and living conditions. Drawing on demographic, economic, and labor data, the chapters treat topics ranging from historical context to directions for future research. They cover the importance of trade to both the United States and Mexico, salary differentials, the determinants of wages among Mexican immigrant women on the U.S. side, and the net effect of Mexican migration on the public coffers in U.S. border states. The book’s concluding policy prescriptions are geared toward improving conditions on the U.S. side without dampening the success of workers in Mexico. Written to be equally accessible to social scientists, policy makers, and concerned citizens, this book deals with issues often overlooked in national policy discussions and can help readers better understand real-life conditions along the border. It dispels misconceptions regarding labor interdependence between the two countries while offering policy recommendations useful for improving the economic and social well-being of border residents.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816548579
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Five million workers are employed in a variety of settings along the U.S.–Mexico border, yet labor market outcomes on each side often differ. U.S. workers tend to have low earnings and high unemployment compared with the rest of the country, while workers on the Mexican side of the border are often more prosperous than those in the interior. This book sheds new light on these socioeconomic differentials, along with other labor market issues affecting both sides of the border. The contributors take up issues that dominate the current discourse— migration, trade, gender, education, earnings, and employment. They analyze labor conditions and their relationship to immigration, and also provide insight into income levels and population concentrations, the relative prosperity of Mexico’s border region, and NAFTA’s impact on trade and living conditions. Drawing on demographic, economic, and labor data, the chapters treat topics ranging from historical context to directions for future research. They cover the importance of trade to both the United States and Mexico, salary differentials, the determinants of wages among Mexican immigrant women on the U.S. side, and the net effect of Mexican migration on the public coffers in U.S. border states. The book’s concluding policy prescriptions are geared toward improving conditions on the U.S. side without dampening the success of workers in Mexico. Written to be equally accessible to social scientists, policy makers, and concerned citizens, this book deals with issues often overlooked in national policy discussions and can help readers better understand real-life conditions along the border. It dispels misconceptions regarding labor interdependence between the two countries while offering policy recommendations useful for improving the economic and social well-being of border residents.
Mexican Migration and the U.S. Labor Market
Author: Vernon M. Briggs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Pamphlet on problems resulting from the entry and illegal status of Mexican migrant workers in South Western USA - considers the causes, labour market implications and social implications of illegal immigration, and suggests government policy measures. References and statistical tables.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Pamphlet on problems resulting from the entry and illegal status of Mexican migrant workers in South Western USA - considers the causes, labour market implications and social implications of illegal immigration, and suggests government policy measures. References and statistical tables.
Migrant Labor Supply and Demand in Mexico and the United States
Author: Francisco Alba
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Migrant agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Migrant agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Mexican Migrants in the United States Labor Market
Author: Brendan Patrick Mullan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign workers, Mexican
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign workers, Mexican
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Mexican Labor Migration to the United States
Author: Corinne C. Deléchat
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alien labor, Mexican
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alien labor, Mexican
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Mexican Immigration to the United States
Author: George J. Borjas
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226066681
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
From debates on Capitol Hill to the popular media, Mexican immigrants are the subject of widespread controversy. By 2003, their growing numbers accounted for 28.3 percent of all foreign-born inhabitants of the United States. Mexican Immigration to the United States analyzes the astonishing economic impact of this historically unprecedented exodus. Why do Mexican immigrants gain citizenship and employment at a slower rate than non-Mexicans? Does their migration to the U.S. adversely affect the working conditions of lower-skilled workers already residing there? And how rapid is the intergenerational mobility among Mexican immigrant families? This authoritative volume provides a historical context for Mexican immigration to the U.S. and reports new findings on an immigrant influx whose size and character will force us to rethink economic policy for decades to come. Mexican Immigration to the United States will be necessary reading for anyone concerned about social conditions and economic opportunities in both countries.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226066681
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
From debates on Capitol Hill to the popular media, Mexican immigrants are the subject of widespread controversy. By 2003, their growing numbers accounted for 28.3 percent of all foreign-born inhabitants of the United States. Mexican Immigration to the United States analyzes the astonishing economic impact of this historically unprecedented exodus. Why do Mexican immigrants gain citizenship and employment at a slower rate than non-Mexicans? Does their migration to the U.S. adversely affect the working conditions of lower-skilled workers already residing there? And how rapid is the intergenerational mobility among Mexican immigrant families? This authoritative volume provides a historical context for Mexican immigration to the U.S. and reports new findings on an immigrant influx whose size and character will force us to rethink economic policy for decades to come. Mexican Immigration to the United States will be necessary reading for anyone concerned about social conditions and economic opportunities in both countries.
Mexican Workers in the United States Labour Market
Author: Vernon M. Briggs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alien labor
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alien labor
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Mexican Workers in the United States
Author: George C. Kiser
Publisher: Albuquerque : University of Mexico Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Monograph comprising a collection of readings on issues related to Mexican migrant worker flows (including irregular migrants) to the USA - presents historical and political aspects of foreign worker employment, and discusses forced return migration of Mexican nationals during the 1930's, the impact of legal border commuting frontier workers as well as Mexico's reaction to USA migration policy measures against illegal Mexican workers, etc. Bibliography pp. 285 to 289, references and statistical tables.
Publisher: Albuquerque : University of Mexico Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Monograph comprising a collection of readings on issues related to Mexican migrant worker flows (including irregular migrants) to the USA - presents historical and political aspects of foreign worker employment, and discusses forced return migration of Mexican nationals during the 1930's, the impact of legal border commuting frontier workers as well as Mexico's reaction to USA migration policy measures against illegal Mexican workers, etc. Bibliography pp. 285 to 289, references and statistical tables.
El Paso: Immigration, Social Networks and the Labor Market of Mexican Migrants
Author: Karol Gil Vasquez
Publisher: VDM Publishing
ISBN: 9783836473682
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Publisher: VDM Publishing
ISBN: 9783836473682
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Skills of the Unskilled
Author: Jacqueline Hagan
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520959507
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as "unskilled." Despite the value of migrants' work experiences and the substantial technical and interpersonal skills developed throughout their lives, the labor-market contributions of these migrants are often overlooked and their mobility pathways poorly understood. Skills of the "Unskilled" reports the findings of a five-year study that draws on research including interviews with 320 Mexican migrants and return migrants in North Carolina and Guanajuato, Mexico. The authors uncover these migrants’ lifelong human capital and identify mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, occupational mobility, job jumping, and entrepreneurship.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520959507
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Most labor and migration studies classify migrants with limited formal education or credentials as "unskilled." Despite the value of migrants' work experiences and the substantial technical and interpersonal skills developed throughout their lives, the labor-market contributions of these migrants are often overlooked and their mobility pathways poorly understood. Skills of the "Unskilled" reports the findings of a five-year study that draws on research including interviews with 320 Mexican migrants and return migrants in North Carolina and Guanajuato, Mexico. The authors uncover these migrants’ lifelong human capital and identify mobility pathways associated with the acquisition and transfer of skills across the migratory circuit, including reskilling, occupational mobility, job jumping, and entrepreneurship.