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Title: English Language Proficiency and the Earnings of Mexican Immigrants

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2002

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Abstract: Since 1965, the US has seen increasingly large numbers of immigrants crossing its borders. Indeed, more immigrants are arriving now than at any point in the past; the 1990's saw more immigrants enter the US than any previous decade (INS 1999). A disturbing corollary to the recent explosion in immigration is the corresponding decline of immigrant wages relative to the wages of natives. A cursory glance at the literature strongly suggests the changing national origin of immigrants as the main cause of this relative wage decline. As a prime example, Mexican immigrants now outnumber any other national group while having one of the biggest relative wage gaps, with Mexican immigrant males earning on average some 50% less than native males (Ruggles and Sobek, 1997).

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Authors: Sandford, Jeremy

Periodical (Full): The Park Place Economist

Issue: 1

Volume: 10

Pages: 60-69

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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