Transnational migrant communities and Mexican migration to the US

Roberts, Bryan R.; Frank, Reanne; Lozano-Ascencio, Fernando

doi:10.1080/014198799329477

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“…Mexican immigrants are disproportionately found in the low-skilled and low-wage labor force (Espenshade and Goodis, 1985;Massey and Schnabel, 1983;Portes and Truelove, 1987;Roos and Hennessy, 1987;Saenz and Torres, 2003;Waldinger, 1989aWaldinger, , 1989bWaldinger, , 1994, recent Mexican immigrants include a relatively small portion that have specialized skills (Alarcon, 1999;Castells, 1996;Clark, 1998;Keely, 1974;Kritz, 1987;Pellegrino, 2001;Roberts et al, 1999). Thus, there seems to be a large wage gap between the professional and non-professional occupational categories.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the gender wage gap is greater among the foreign-born. The literature points out gender-related structural barriers in the Mexican-origin population, due to the numerical predominance of males (Marcelli and Cornelius, 2001;Roberts et al, 1999;Wallace, 1986). In addition, metropolitan area residents attain higher wages than those living in nonmetropolitan areas both in the first and second sets of models.…”

Section: Human Capital Attributes and Other Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, a number of studies describe the relative strength of Mexican social networks for their employment compared to other minority groups (e.g., Bailey and Waldinger, 1991;Donato et al, 1992a;Enchautegui, 1998;Holzer, 1998;Gurak and Caces, 1992;Roberts et al, 1999).…”

Section: Theories Of Ethnic Labor Marketsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The waves of Mexican immigrants also include a small but steady increasing portion that have specialized skills (Alarcon, 1999;Castells, 1996;Clark, 1998;Keely, 1974;Kritz, 1987;Pellegrino, 2001;Roberts et al, 1999;Saxenian, 1996).…”

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Cost of Being a Mexican Immigrant and Being a Mexican Non-Citizen in California and Texas

Takei

Sáenz

2009

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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This study examines the labor market costs associated with being foreign-born and not having U.S. citizenship among Mexicans in California and Texas, the two largest states. Data from the 2000 5% Public Use Microdata Sample are used to conduct the multivariate regression analysis. The results show that being an immigrant, particularly a non-citizen immigrant, is associated with lower hourly wages in California as compared with Texas. The results also indicate that these costs are greater for those who arrived after 1990, especially in California. Findings suggest that Mexican immigrants faced harsher social context in California in the post-IRCA (Immigration Reform and Control Act) period, as represented in anti-immigrant policies and sentiments. Partly, larger population concentration of immigrants, especially non-citizens, could be a source of intensive within-group labor market competition among the foreign-born workers.

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Cost of Being a Mexican Immigrant and Being a Mexican Non-Citizen in California and Texas

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Sáenz

2009

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

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“…There is considerable scholarly consensus that since 1990, Mexican migration to the U.S. has been transformed (Durand et al 1999 ;Roberts et al 1999 ) . Perhaps the most direct argument was made by Martin ( 1997 , p. 79) who argues, "Mexico today is on the verge of its Greatest Migration. "…”

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NAFTA, Industrial Concentration, Employment Volatility, Wages, and Internal and International Mexican Migration: 1990–2009

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Transnational migrant communities and Mexican migration to the US

Cited by 159 publications

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Cost of Being a Mexican Immigrant and Being a Mexican Non-Citizen in California and Texas

Cost of Being a Mexican Immigrant and Being a Mexican Non-Citizen in California and Texas

NAFTA, Industrial Concentration, Employment Volatility, Wages, and Internal and International Mexican Migration: 1990–2009

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