Undocumented Mexicans in the Usa

Klappentext This 1999 book analyzes the results of a survey conducted in Los Angeles County! where an estimated 44 percent of the undocumented Mexican population lived. Zusammenfassung When this volume was published in 1990! undocumented Mexican immigrants had become an important component of the US population. The author analyzes the results of a unique survey conducted in Los Angeles County! where an estimated 44 percent of the undocumented Mexican population lived. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Mexican immigration to the United States: determinants and trends; 3. Undocumented Mexican immigrants: numbers, geographic distribution, and social consequences; 4. Alternative ways of surveying the undocumented and some results; 5. How the Los Angeles County parents data were obtained; 6. The validity of data on legal status; 7. A comparison of the social characteristics of undocumented immigrants, legal immigrants, and US natives of Mexican origin; 8. A comparison of the economic characteristics of undocumented immigrants, legal immigrants, and US natives of Mexican origin; 9. Characteristics of one individual compared to characteristics of another family member; 10. A multivariate analysis of the impact of legal status on the hourly wage, hours worked per year, and annual earnings; 11. Policy options and their likely consequences; Notes; Index.

Product details

• Authors: David M. Heer, Heer David M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.06.2010
• EAN: 9780521144780
• ISBN: 978-0-521-14478-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: American Sociological Associat; American Sociological Association Rose Monographs
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Mexico, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples