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Title: The progress of Mexican and white non-Hispanic immigrants in California and Texas, 1980 to 1990

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 1997

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DOI: 10.1016/S1062-9769(97)90071-5

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Abstract: This article compares assimilation rates of Mexican and white non-Hispanic immigrants in California and Texas in the 1980s, within and across entry cohorts. Using wage functions estimated with 1980 and 1990 Census data, wages are predicted for each immigrant entry cohort and for natives in each year, at a given experience and education level. Mexican immigrants who arrived in the 1970s experienced wage growth relative to comparable natives ranging from 7% to 21%, depending on state and gender; that of non-Hispanic white immigrants ranged from −1% to +6%. Both groups' relative wages grew faster in California than in Texas, and men's grew faster than women's. Across-cohort deterioration between the 1970s and 1980s entrants relative to natives averaged 10% for Mexicans and 4% for non-Hispanic whites.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1062976997900715

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Authors: Reimers, Cordelia W.

Periodical (Full): The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Issue: 1

Volume: 37

Pages: 315-343

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Migration and Immigration

Countries: United States