Impacts Of Border Enforcement On Mexican Migration
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Impacts Of Border Enforcement On Mexican Migration
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Author : Wayne A. Cornelius
language : en
Publisher: Center for Comparative Immigration Studies University Iforni
Release Date : 2007
Impacts Of Border Enforcement On Mexican Migration written by Wayne A. Cornelius and has been published by Center for Comparative Immigration Studies University Iforni this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
This important new book reveals how the stricter US border-control activities of the past decade have affected the behavior of migrants and potential migrants in rural Mexico. The authors establish direct links between changes in immigration-control policies and changes in the decision to migrate, choice of destination, mode of entry, and inclination to participate in a temporary worker program. They also point to the unintended consequences of new control measures, such as the increasing rate of settlement among illegal migrants, higher fees paid to professional people - smugglers, increased injury and fatality rates due to clandestine entry, and changing composition of migrant flows. Collectively, they present detailed and direct evidence of the failure of post-1993 US strategy to deter unauthorized entry across the US-Mexico border, and the reasons for this failure.
The Shadow Of The Wall
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Author : Jeremy Slack
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2018-04-24
The Shadow Of The Wall written by Jeremy Slack and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-24 with Political Science categories.
Thanks to hundreds of interviews with Mexican deportees, this book puts a real face on discussions of immigration and border policies--Provided by publisher.
Crossing The Border
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Author : Jorge Durand
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2004-08-11
Crossing The Border written by Jorge Durand and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-08-11 with Social Science categories.
Discussion of Mexican migration to the United States is often infused with ideological rhetoric, untested theories, and few facts. In Crossing the Border, editors Jorge Durand and Douglas Massey bring the clarity of scientific analysis to this hotly contested but under-researched topic. Leading immigration scholars use data from the Mexican Migration Project—the largest, most comprehensive, and reliable source of data on Mexican immigrants currently available—to answer such important questions as: Who are the people that migrate to the United States from Mexico? Why do they come? How effective is U.S. migration policy in meeting its objectives? Crossing the Border dispels two primary myths about Mexican migration: First, that those who come to the United States are predominantly impoverished and intend to settle here permanently, and second, that the only way to keep them out is with stricter border enforcement. Nadia Flores, Rubén Hernández-León, and Douglas Massey show that Mexican migrants are generally not destitute but in fact cross the border because the higher comparative wages in the United States help them to finance homes back in Mexico, where limited credit opportunities makes it difficult for them to purchase housing. William Kandel's chapter on immigrant agricultural workers debunks the myth that these laborers are part of a shadowy, underground population that sponges off of social services. In contrast, he finds that most Mexican agricultural workers in the United States are paid by check and not under the table. These workers pay their fair share in U.S. taxes and—despite high rates of eligibility—they rarely utilize welfare programs. Research from the project also indicates that heightened border surveillance is an ineffective strategy to reduce the immigrant population. Pia Orrenius demonstrates that strict barriers at popular border crossings have not kept migrants from entering the United States, but rather have prompted them to seek out other crossing points. Belinda Reyes uses statistical models and qualitative interviews to show that the militarization of the Mexican border has actually kept immigrants who want to return to Mexico from doing so by making them fear that if they leave they will not be able to get back into the United States. By replacing anecdotal and speculative evidence with concrete data, Crossing the Border paints a picture of Mexican immigration to the United States that defies the common knowledge. It portrays a group of committed workers, doing what they can to realize the dream of home ownership in the absence of financing opportunities, and a broken immigration system that tries to keep migrants out of this country, but instead has kept them from leaving.
Holding The Line
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Author : Belinda I. Reyes
language : en
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
Release Date : 2002
Holding The Line written by Belinda I. Reyes and has been published by Public Policy Instit. of CA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Political Science categories.
U S Border Enforcement And The Net Flow Of Mexican Illegal Migration
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Author : Manuela Angelucci
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
U S Border Enforcement And The Net Flow Of Mexican Illegal Migration written by Manuela Angelucci and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
Beyond Smoke And Mirrors
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Author : Douglas S. Massey
language : en
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Release Date : 2002-03-14
Beyond Smoke And Mirrors written by Douglas S. Massey and has been published by Russell Sage Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-14 with Social Science categories.
Migration between Mexico and the United States is part of a historical process of increasing North American integration. This process acquired new momentum with the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1994, which lowered barriers to the movement of goods, capital, services, and information. But rather than include labor in this new regime, the United States continues to resist the integration of the labor markets of the two countries. Instead of easing restrictions on Mexican labor, the United States has militarized its border and adopted restrictive new policies of immigrant disenfranchisement. Beyond Smoke and Mirrors examines the devastating impact of these immigration policies on the social and economic fabric of the Mexico and the United States, and calls for a sweeping reform of the current system. Beyond Smoke and Mirrors shows how U.S. immigration policies enacted between 1986–1996—largely for symbolic domestic political purposes—harm the interests of Mexico, the United States, and the people who migrate between them. The costs have been high. The book documents how the massive expansion of border enforcement has wasted billions of dollars and hundreds of lives, yet has not deterred increasing numbers of undocumented immigrants from heading north. The authors also show how the new policies unleashed a host of unintended consequences: a shift away from seasonal, circular migration toward permanent settlement; the creation of a black market for Mexican labor; the transformation of Mexican immigration from a regional phenomenon into a broad social movement touching every region of the country; and even the lowering of wages for legal U.S. residents. What had been a relatively open and benign labor process before 1986 was transformed into an exploitative underground system of labor coercion, one that lowered wages and working conditions of undocumented migrants, legal immigrants, and American citizens alike. Beyond Smoke and Mirrors offers specific proposals for repairing the damage. Rather than denying the reality of labor migration, the authors recommend regularizing it and working to manage it so as to promote economic development in Mexico, minimize costs and disruptions for the United States, and maximize benefits for all concerned. This book provides an essential "user's manual" for readers seeking a historical, theoretical, and substantive understanding of how U.S. policy on Mexican immigration evolved to its current dysfunctional state, as well as how it might be fixed.
The Effects Of Enforcement On The Flow Of Illegal Immigration
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Effects Of Enforcement On The Flow Of Illegal Immigration written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Dissertations, Academic categories.
Between 2004 and 2012, United States Border Patrol (USBP) apprehensions of Mexican nationals along the US-Mexico border declined to numbers not seen since the early 1970s. Scholars and immigration experts have attempted to explain the current declines by looking at the same three factors that have historically been associated with causing the rise in illegal Mexican migration: immigration policy changes in the United States, demographic changes in Mexico, and economic factors in Mexico and the United States. In addition, scholars and immigration experts have continued to dismiss border enforcement as a possible explanatory variable, despite specific findings in much of their own research suggesting otherwise. I analyze the three historic causes of illegal Mexican migration and argue that they in fact could not have been responsible for the decline in USBP Mexican apprehensions since the mid-2000s. I found that while there have been some changes within these three factors; the changes have not been significant enough to cause a 40-year low in Southwest Border Mexican apprehensions. More importantly, I found that the only other factor that could have reduced illegal Mexican migration has been border enforcement. In fact, it is the only factor that has seen a significant change. The exponential increases in Southwest Border enforcement efforts since the mid-2000s, and the simultaneous decline in Mexican apprehensions along the US-Mexico border, suggests that border enforcement is the principal factor responsible for the historic drop in illegal Mexican migration.
Options For Estimating Illegal Entries At The U S Mexico Border
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2013-03-01
Options For Estimating Illegal Entries At The U S Mexico Border written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-01 with Social Science categories.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for securing and managing the nation's borders. Over the past decade, DHS has dramatically stepped up its enforcement efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border, increasing the number of U.S. Border patrol (USBP) agents, expanding the deployment of technological assets, and implementing a variety of "consequence programs" intended to deter illegal immigration. During this same period, there has also been a sharp decline in the number of unauthorized migrants apprehended at the border. Trends in total apprehensions do not, however, by themselves speak to the effectiveness of DHS's investments in immigration enforcement. In particular, to evaluate whether heightened enforcement efforts have contributed to reducing the flow of undocumented migrants, it is critical to estimate the number of border-crossing attempts during the same period for which apprehensions data are available. With these issues in mind, DHS charged the National Research Council (NRC) with providing guidance on the use of surveys and other methodologies to estimate the number of unauthorized crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border, preferably by geographic region and on a quarterly basis. Options for Estimating Illegal Entries at the U.S.-Mexico Border focuses on Mexican migrants since Mexican nationals account for the vast majority (around 90 percent) of attempted unauthorized border crossings across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Mexico U S Migration Management
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Author : Augustín Escobar Latapí
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2008-10-23
Mexico U S Migration Management written by Augustín Escobar Latapí and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-23 with Social Science categories.
The need to understand the migration between the United States and Mexico is greater today than at any time in its century long history. Its volume and complexity are greater than most observers might have imagined even a decade ago; and it operates in a context charged with serious human, political, and security challenges. Yet, there is often confusion over the most fundamental questions about the demography, economics, and political nature of the movement and its policy responses. The editors of this book bring together a team of top policy-oriented migration experts from Mexico and the United States to provide an up-to-date analysis leading to grounded policy recommendations for both governments. Their conclusions derive from new analyses as well as from detailed discussions with policy-makers. Contributors assess the main characteristics, trends, and factors influencing Mexico-U.S. migration and recommend actions that should improve migration management, substantially reduce undocumented flows, and refocus Mexican migration into legal channels. Also contained within this book are recommendations of development strategies in Mexico that should reduce mid- to long-term emigration pressures. The book shows that collaboration between the U.S. and Mexico is not only possible, but necessary, as unilateral reforms will continue to fail until both governments act together to regulate the flow, improve conditions for the migrants, and make sure that migration has positive social and economic impacts on both countries.
Does Border Enforcement Protect U S Workers From Illegal Immigration
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Author : Gordon H. Hanson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Does Border Enforcement Protect U S Workers From Illegal Immigration written by Gordon H. Hanson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Border patrols categories.
In this paper, we examine the impact of government enforcement of the U.S.-Mexican border on wages in the border regions of the United States and Mexico. The U.S. Border Patrol polices U.S. boundaries, seeking to apprehend any individual attempting to enter the United States illegally. These efforts are concentrated on the Mexican border, as most illegal immigrants embark from a Mexican border city and choose a U.S. border state as their final destination. We examine labor markets in southern California, southwestern Texas, and Mexican cities on the U.S.-Mexico border. For each region, we have high-frequency time-series data on wages and on the number of person hours that the U.S. Border Patrol spends policing border areas. For a range of empirical specifications and definitions of regional labor markets, we find little impact of border enforcement on wages in U.S. border cities and a moderate negative impact of border enforcement on wages in Mexican border cities. These findings are consistent with two hypothesis: (1) border enforcement has a minimal impact on illegal immigration, or (2) immigration from Mexico has a minimal impact on wages in U.S. border cities.
