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Title: Net Migration from Mexico Falls to Zeroand Perhaps Less
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2012
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Abstract: This report analyzes the magnitude and trend of migration flows between Mexico and the United States; the experiences and intentions of Mexican immigrants repatriated by U.S. immigration authorities; U.S. immigration enforcement patterns; conditions in Mexico and the U.S. that could affect immigration; and characteristics of Mexican-born immigrants in the U.S.The report draws on numerous data sources from both Mexico and the U.S. The principal Mexican data sources are the Mexican decennial censuses (Censos de Poblacin y Vivienda) of 1990, 2000 and 2010; the Mexican Population Count (Conteos de Poblacin y Vivienda) of 2005; the Survey of Migration in the Northern Border of Mexico (la Encuesta sobre Migracon en la Frontera Norte de Mxico or EMIF-Norte); the Survey of Demographic Dynamics of 2006 and 2009 (Encuesta Nacional de Dinmica Demogrfica or ENADID); and the Survey of Occupation and Employment for 2005-2011 (Encuesta Nacional de Ocupacin y Empleo or ENOE). The principal U.S. data sources are the Census Bureaus Current Population Survey (CPS) monthly data for 1994 to 2012; the CPS Annual Social and Economic Supplement conducted in March for 1994 to 2011; the American Community Survey (ACS) for 2005-2010; U.S. Censuses from 1850 to 2000; U.S. Border Patrol data on apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border; and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Immigration Statistics on legal admissions to the U.S. and aliens removed or returned. The report also uses data from the World Bank and the United Nations Population Division.This report was written by Senior Demographer Jeffrey Passel, Senior Writer DVera Cohn and Research Associate Ana Gonzalez-Barrera. Paul Taylor provided editorial guidance in the drafting of this report. Rakesh Kochhar and Mark Hugo Lopez provided comments on earlier drafts of the report. Seth Motel and Gabriel Velasco provided research assistance. Gabriel Velasco and Eileen Patten number-checked the report. Marcia Kramer was the copy editor.
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Authors: Cohn, D'Vera; Passel, Jeffrey; al, et; Gonzalez-Barrera, Ana
Publisher: Pew Hispanic Center
Data Collections: IPUMS USA, IPUMS CPS
Topics: Migration and Immigration
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