03248nam 2200613Ia 450 991082117980332120200520144314.01-59332-687-4(CKB)2670000000271323(EBL)1057817(OCoLC)818818830(SSID)ssj0000756357(PQKBManifestationID)11409864(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756357(PQKBWorkID)10750489(PQKB)11220889(MiAaPQ)EBC1057817(Au-PeEL)EBL1057817(CaPaEBR)ebr10622770(EXLCZ)99267000000027132320110505d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMexican labor migrants and U.S. immigration policies from sojourner to emigrant? /Florian K. Kaufmann1st ed.El Paso [Tex.] LFB Scholarly Pub.20111 online resource (230 p.)The new Americans : recent immigration and American societyDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-469-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: U.S. Immigration Policy: Attracting Permanent, Undocumented Mass Migration?; Chapter 2: Social Network Assistance in Mexico - U.S. Migration; Chapter 3: Emigrant or Sojourner? Migration Intensity and Its Determinants; Chapter 4: A Comprehensive Model of International Migration Behavior; Chapter 5: The Impact of U.S. Border Enforcement; Chapter 6: Mutually Beneficial Immigration Policies: A Utopia?; Appendix A: Data Appendix; Appendix B: Mathematical Appendix; Appendix C: Additional Tables and FiguresAppendix D: Additional Specifications and Robustness TestsReferences; IndexKaufmann studies the migration behavior of Mexican labor migrants to the U.S. He develops the concept of migration intensity, defined as the degree to which a migrant shifts his attachment, association and engagement from the place of origin to the migration destination. Migration intensity is as important as the original decision to migrate. For example, stricter border enforcement deters immigration but also has an unintended intensification effect whereby stricter border controls lead migrants to make fewer return trips, prolong total U.S. time, reduce remittances and move dependents to theNew Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Foreign workersUnited StatesMexicansUnited StatesUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationEconomic aspectsMexicoEmigration and immigrationEconomic aspectsUnited StatesEmigration and immigrationGovernment policyForeign workersMexicans331.5/440973Kaufmann Florian K(Florian Kristof),1979-1668520MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821179803321Mexican labor migrants and U.S. immigration policies4029155UNINA