Mexican Immigration to the United States.

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Mexican Immigration to the United States, edited by George J. Borjas, is available from the University of Chicago Press this spring. This NBER Conference Report costs $60.00.

From debates on Capitol Hill to the popular media, Mexican immigrants stir widespread controversy. By 2003, they accounted for 28.3 percent of all foreign-born inhabitants of the United States. Mexican Immigration to the United States analyzes the astonishing economic impact of this historically unprecedented exodus.

Why do Mexican immigrants gain citizenship and employment at a slower rate than non-Mexicans? Does their migration adversely affect the working conditions of lower-skilled workers who already reside here? And, how rapid is the intergenerational mobility among Mexican immigrant families? This...