Linked Migration Systems: Immigration and Internal Labor Flows in the United States

Abstract

The relationship between immigration to and labor movements within the United States is examined using a model that links migration, occupations, production and institutional relations in the economy, and economic restructuring. The authors conclude that "native blue-collar workers have been spatially displaced by recent immigration and that the process of capital accumulation, as manifested in economic restructuring, is the driving force behind the mobility system, affecting both immigration patterns and the destination choices of white-collar workers. As a result, we suggest that previous estimates of immigrant impacts on local labor markets may be underestimated."

Simple Urban Simulation Atop Complicated Models: Multi-Scale Equation-Free Computing of Sprawl Using Geographic Automata

“…Portions of census-derived population are released to the seed cities over the simulation run at rates commensurate with historical records. This represents in-migration to the system [132]. Endogenous change is also possible, as already explained, and this population has the ability to mobilize within the simulated city-system.…”

Migration Flows: Measurement, Analysis and Modeling

“…Complementary migration streams are also a possibility with highly skilled professional migrants moving to the same locations as relatively unskilled immigrants; the latter providing service labor for the former (Nelson et al 2009;Nelson and Nelson 2011). The evidence on these linkages is disputed with some studies finding more support (Borjas 2001) than others (Walker et al 1992;.…”

The Economic Well-Being of Black Americans: The Overarching Influence of U.S. Immigration Policies

“…Indeed, research on contemporary labor mobility has found that native-born workers are less likely to migrate to urban areas where immigrants are concentrated. 55 Furthermore, foreign-born workers are less likely to move out of states where they are concentrated than are native born. 56 Both features cause an accentuation of the impact of immigration in those urban labor markets where immigrants are concentrated.…”