Mexican migrants stay in border comfort zone

Pia Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny

Southwest Economy, 2008, issue May, No 3, 10-13

Abstract: Limited access to migrant networks and strong geographic preferences may underlie border migrants' willingness to settle for lower wages on the border rather than seek higher wages by venturing into the U.S. interior.

Keywords: Emigration and immigration; Mexican-American Border Region - Economic conditions; Wages; Immigrants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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