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Title: LA CRISIS ECONÓMICA GLOBAL Y EL CAMBIO EN LA DISTRIBUCIÓN OCUPACIONAL DE LOS INMIGRANTES MEXICANOS CALIFICADOS EN ESTADOS UNIDOS
Citation Type: Dissertation/Thesis
Publication Year: 2012
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Abstract: Although Mexicans is the largest immigrant group in the United States, the percentage of skilled Mexicans, is comparatively very low. Moreover, most of these skilled immigrants who have achieved at least a college education do not perform professional occupations. This research has two main objectives: 1) analyze the effects of the economic crisis on the employment situation of skilled Mexican immigrants in the U.S., and 2) identify the sociodemographic characteristics of skilled Mexican immigrants who hold professional occupations before and during the economic crisis. Using data from the American Community Survey, this research analyzed the impact of the economic crisis, which began in 2007, on the occupational status of skilled Mexican immigrants in the United States through descriptive statistics. The occupational situation of skilled Mexican immigrants was compared to the rest of skilled immigrants in the U.S. in the period before the crisis (in 2006) and during the crisis of 2010. The study results show that between 2006 and 2010, skilled Mexican immigrants slightly increased their participation in professional occupations, while the percentage of the skilled unemployed Mexicans increased significantly. It was also noted that the crisis affected mostly men, and that the human capital they possessed failed to provide skilled Mexican immigrants with the level of labor protection in the crisis.
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Authors: Valdovinos, Deisy Elizabeth, S
Institution: El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Department: Population Studies
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Degree: Maestra en Estudios de Población
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Pages: 93
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Migration and Immigration
Countries: United States