LEADER 03251nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910785950303321 005 20230725034718.0 010 $a1-59332-687-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000271323 035 $a(EBL)1057817 035 $a(OCoLC)818818830 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000756357 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11409864 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756357 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10750489 035 $a(PQKB)11220889 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057817 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057817 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10622770 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000271323 100 $a20110505d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMexican labor migrants and U.S. immigration policies$b[electronic resource] $efrom sojourner to emigrant? /$fFlorian K. Kaufmann 210 $aEl Paso [Tex.] $cLFB Scholarly Pub.$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (230 p.) 225 1 $aThe new Americans : recent immigration and American society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-469-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 Figures 327 $aAppendix D: Additional Specifications and Robustness TestsReferences; Index 330 $aKaufmann studies the migration behavior of Mexican labor migrants to the U.S. He develops the concept of migration intensity, defined as the degree to which a migrant shifts his attachment, association and engagement from the place of origin to the migration destination. Migration intensity is as important as the original decision to migrate. For example, stricter border enforcement deters immigration but also has an unintended intensification effect whereby stricter border controls lead migrants to make fewer return trips, prolong total U.S. time, reduce remittances and move dependents to the 410 0$aNew Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) 606 $aForeign workers$zUnited States 606 $aMexicans$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xEconomic aspects 607 $aMexico$xEmigration and immigration$xEconomic aspects 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy 615 0$aForeign workers 615 0$aMexicans 676 $a331.5/440973 700 $aKaufmann$b Florian K$g(Florian Kristof),$f1979-$01517731 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785950303321 996 $aMexican labor migrants and U.S. immigration policies$93754953 997 $aUNINA