Arbeitspapier
U.S. Immigration Reform and the Dynamics of Mexican Migration
The 1986 US Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) was directed at tackling the problem of growing unauthorized migration through legalization of unauthorized immigrants, increasing border security and sanctioning employers who hired unauthorized immigrants. Our paper investigates how the IRCA affected the migration dynamics of Mexican immigrants focusing on their age of onset of migration and the duration of their first trip. We find that the IRCA had a positive effect in reducing unauthorized migration to the US. Although primarily aiming at unauthorized immigration, the IRCA had substantial effects on legal migration through its legalization program.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 10771
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies: Public Policy
- Subject
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immigration policy
migrant behavior
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Altangerel, Khulan
van Ours, Jan C.
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2017
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Altangerel, Khulan
- van Ours, Jan C.
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2017
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