Explaining the decline in Mexico-U.S. Migration: the effect of the Great Recession.

ABSTRACT: The rate of Mexico-U.S. migration has declined precipitously in recent years. From 25 migrants per thousand in 2005, the annual international migration rate for Mexican men dropped to 7 per thousand by 2012. If sustained, this low migration rate is likely to have a profound effect on the ethnic and national-origin composition of the U.S. population. This study examines the origins of the migration decline using a nationally representative panel survey of Mexican households. The results support an explanation that attributes a large part of the decline to lower labor demand for Mexican immigrants in the United States. Decreases in labor demand in industrial sectors that employ a large percentage of Mexican-born workers, such as construction, are found to be strongly associated with lower ra

SUBMITTER: Villarreal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4252712 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature