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Title: Language Deficiency and the Occupational Attainment of Mexican Immigrants

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2005

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Abstract: The following statistics, from the US Census Bureaus Census 2000 PUMS 5% file, show the difference in occupational attainment between Mexican immigrants, other foreign workers, and US natives in concrete terms. Over half of all employed Mexican immigrants worked in just two occupational categories. Of the 4.4 million employed Mexican immigrants, 1.3 million or 29 percent worked in production, transportation, and material moving occupations, while 1.01 million or 25 percent worked in service occupations. Combined, these two occupation groups accounted for 54 percent of all employed Mexican immigrants while 0.3 million or 8% worked in management, professional and related occupations. (Grieco, 2004)

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Authors: Planas, Elizabeth

Periodical (Full): The Park Place Economist

Issue: 0

Volume: 13

Pages: 58-66

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

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

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