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Title: Second-Generation Mexican Immigrants: How do they fare in the U.S. Labor Market?

Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis

Publication Year: 2019

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Abstract: Discussions regarding immigrants and their economic output in the United States have been on-going for quite some time now. The policies surrounding the topic significantly affect immigration from the country which the United States accepts the most immigrants, Mexico. In 2017, the Pew Research Center found that 11.2 million immigrants living in the U.S. were from Mexico, accounting for 25% of all U.S. immigrants (China being the next largest at 6%). Additionally, the Pew Research Center projects that immigrants and their U.S. born descendants will account for 88% of U.S. population growth through 2065, assuming current immigration trends continue. This points toward a significant factor to consider, from both the political and economic perspectives – the assimilation and performance of the second generation of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. labor market. Analysis of such a large portion of our current and projected population is imperative in order to provide a large-scale representation of their economic effects in the United States.

Url: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=israel_economics

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Authors: Gustafson, William

Institution: Illinois Weslayan University

Department: Economics

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Degree: Mark A. Israel '91 Endowed Summer Research Fund in Economics

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration

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