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Taylor, J. Edward – 1985
Proposed United States immigration reforms are founded on the assumption that illegal immigration can be significantly curbed by reducing economic incentives to migrate. Effects of these reforms, however, are not the same for all undocumented workers. Data from 61 rural Mexican households in Michoacan were used to explore which undocumented…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Economics, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Workers
Peer reviewedWest, Patrick C.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1987
Census data and mailed questionnaires were used to test three hypotheses about unemployment impacts: labor-market infusion, labor-market overload; and a balance of positive and negative impacts differing with occupational status. Results showed that blue-collar persons--both newcomers and long-term residents--experienced much higher unemployment…
Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Community Characteristics, Employment Patterns, Labor Market
Download full textCosper, Denise M., Ed. – Southern Perspectives, 1999
This theme issue of the newsletter "Southern Perspectives" contains five articles on labor supply and demand issues in the rural South: "An Overview of Employment Changes in the Nonmetropolitan South" (David L. Barkley) examines nonmetro earnings trends in 16 southern states and employment trends in selected industries in the…
Descriptors: Demography, Dropout Rate, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
