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Peer reviewedBriggs, Vernon M. Jr. – International Migration Review, 1984
Existing data on illegal immigration in the U.S. is inadequate. The limited availability of macrodata on the size of the annual flows and of the accumulated stock of individuals as well as of microdata on their influence on selected labor markets has been used to forestall policy reform efforts. (Author/RDN)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Employment Patterns, Mexicans
Peer reviewedCushing, Brian J. – Urban Studies, 1993
Addresses out-migration from and in-migration to metropolitan areas in the United States and particularly the effect of the social-welfare system on migration decisions. The results provide only weak support for the hypothesis that social-welfare benefits influence out-migration decisions but moderate support for its influence on in-migration.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Economically Disadvantaged
