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Download full textVernez, Georges – 1993
Over the past 20 years, California has experienced a continuous, growing flow of Mexican immigrant laborers. Although Mexican labor was originally linked to agriculture, by 1980 Mexican-born labor was filling a substantial proportion of jobs in all sectors of the California economy, particularly in manufacturing. Because they are concentrated in…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Attainment, Immigrants, Labor Force
Peer reviewedHagan, Jacqueline Maria; Baker, Susan Gonzalez – International Migration Review, 1993
Results of two longitudinal studies in a southwestern city suggest that local interpretations of the legalization program of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act affected program outcomes by expanding the scope of the program beyond the participation rate projected by national policymakers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Change, Community Influence, Family Influence
