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- The Effect of Immigrants on the Earnings of Low-Skilled Native Workers: Evidence from the June 1991 Current Population Survey. Camarota, Steven A. // Social Science Quarterly (University of Texas Press);Jun97, Vol. 78 Issue 2, p417
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This article reports the results of applying a sex ratio-based method to estimate the number of undocumented Mexicans residing in the United States in 1980. The approach centers on a comparison between the hypothetical sex ratio one would expect to find in Mexico in the absence of emigration to...
- The Changing Geography of Mexican Immigration to the United States: 1910-1996. Durand, Jorge; Massey, Douglas S.; Charvet, Fernando // Social Science Quarterly (University of Texas Press);Mar2000, Vol. 81 Issue 1, p1
We seek to describe trends in the geographic destination of Mexican immigrants to the United States. Methods. Using the Integrated Public Use Microdata Samples for 1910-90 and the 1996 Current Population Survey, we tabulate the distribution of all foreign-born Mexicans and recent Mexican...
- Tough Proposition. // National Review;11/21/1994, Vol. 46 Issue 22, p20
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- Ponzi Party. O'Sullivan, John // National Review;8/30/1999, Vol. 51 Issue 16, p22
The article criticizes the economic theory advocated by Italian immigrant and U.S. economist Charles Ponzi. Despite his criminal records in the U.S. and Canada, he continues to influence political economy as of 1999. His views on entitlement programs and Social Security include the notion that...
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Beginning with a brief summary of relevant findings from a national/local multilingual survey of Asian voters in 2004, this article relates the stories and legacies of two history-making local rallies for racial justice organized by Cambodian (Khmer) and Vietnamese communities in metro Boston...
