Format:
Online-Ressource (235 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed
ISBN:
9780833051066
Content:
This binational reference for U.S. and Mexican policymakers presents the interrelated issues of Mexican immigration to the United States and Mexico's economic and social development
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Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Purpose of This Study; Approach of This Study; How This Monograph Is Organized; PART ONE: Migration from Mexico: A Critical American Issue; CHAPTER TWO: Immigration by the Numbers; Immigration Statistics; Number of Future Mexican Immigrants; CHAPTER THREE: Moving Out: Historical Background of Mexican Migration Policy; Immigration Policies in the United States; Early U.S.-Mexican Relations: A Period of Shifting Ideals
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Controlling Illegal Immigration After the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control ActBeyond 9/11; Emigration Policies in Mexico; Early Emigration Policy and Questions of Labor; The Labor Law and Legacy of the Bracero Program; Migration Measures in Mexico Since 2000; CHAPTER FOUR: Immigration Patterns; Migration from the United States to Mexico; Primary Mexican Migrant Destinations in the United States; Migrant Origins in Mexico; Economic and Social Characteristics of Mexican Migrants; CHAPTER FIVE: Migration's Effects on Origin and Destination Countries; Immigration's Impact on the United States
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The Presence of Immigrants Both Benefits and Challenges the Host CountryThe Immigrant Workforce Has Only a Minor Effect on Government Burden; Immigration's Impact on Mexico; Immigration Prospects Are Broadened; Social Networks Increase the Chances That the Poor Will Migrate; Wages Are Increased at Home as Skill-Group Members Leave; Households Shift Priorities; CHAPTER SIX: Causes of Migration from Mexico to the United States; Demand-Pull: U.S. Economic Factors; U.S. Economic Conditions Are Critical to Decisions to Immigrate; Wage Differences Between the Two Countries Also Play a Role
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Supply-Push: Performance of the Mexican EconomyMexican Economic Conditions Are Critical to the Decision to Migrate; Unemployment in Mexico Is Relatively Low but Still Stimulates Migration; The 2007 U.S. Recession Increased Unemployment in Mexico; Poverty and Economic Performance in Mexico; Poverty Rates Differ According to Region; Networks; CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; Implications for Policy; Pursue a Legal Labor Market Driven by the Supply of U.S. Jobs; Design and Implement Tools to Assist with Current Standards of Border Control
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Design and Implement an Organization Committed to Making Labor Movement Transparent to Both CountriesBegin to Address U.S. Immigration from the Other Side; PART TWO: Progress and Challenges: Mexico's Economic and Social Policy; CHAPTER EIGHT: The Economic and Social Landscape of Mexico; Mexico's Economy: Crisis and Recovery; Mexico's Social Policy: Evolving and Improving; CHAPTER NINE: Mexico's Economic Management; The Mexican Financial Crisis: Before and After; Primary Causes of the Crisis; After the Crisis; Business Regulation and National Competitiveness; Competition Across Mexican States
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780833074584
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780833051066
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe United States and Mexico : Ties That Bind, Issues That Divide
Language:
English
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