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Finding Good Opportunities within Unauthorized Markets: U.S. Occupational Mobility for Male Latino Workers.
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Kossoudji, Sherrie A.; Cobb-Clark, Deborah A. – International Migration Review, 1996
Examines the determinants of occupational mobility for a sample of unauthorized Latino men who received temporary residency status under the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. Data show English language ability, experience, risk of being apprehended, migrant networks, and the wage penalty for unauthorized workers all play roles in mobility…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Employment Experience
Immigration: Studies of the Immigration Control Act's Impact on Mexico. Briefing Report to the Honorable Dennis DeConcini, U.S. Senate.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of National Security and International Affairs. – 1988
This report describes research on the impact of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), Public Law 99-603, on Mexico's economy and social structure. The purpose of IRCA is to control illegal immigration to the United States, and a key provision makes it illegal for employers to knowingly hire or continue to employ undocumented…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Demography, Economic Factors, Employment