The Precarious Position of Latino Immigrants in the United States: A Comparative Analysis of Ethnosurvey Data

A majority of Mexican and Central Americans living in the United States today are undocumented or living in a marginal, temporary legal status. This article is a comparative analysis of how Mexican and non-Mexican Latino immigrants fare in the U.S. labor market. We show that despite higher levels of...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 2016-07, Vol.666 (1), p.91-109
Hauptverfasser: MASSEY, DOUGLAS S., DURAND, JORGE, PREN, KAREN A.
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Zusammenfassung:A majority of Mexican and Central Americans living in the United States today are undocumented or living in a marginal, temporary legal status. This article is a comparative analysis of how Mexican and non-Mexican Latino immigrants fare in the U.S. labor market. We show that despite higher levels of human capital and a higher class background among non-Mexican migrants, neither they nor Mexican migrants have fared very well in the United States. Over the past four decades, the real value of their wages has fallen across the board, and both Mexican and non-Mexican migrant workers experience wage penalties because they are in liminal legal categories. With Latinos now composing 17 percent of the U.S. population and 25 percent of births, the precariousness of their labor market position should be a great concern among those attending to the nation's future.
ISSN:0002-7162
1552-3349
DOI:10.1177/0002716216648999