Oral Presentations - Session 3D: UC 331
WHO IS THE MEXICAN IMMIGRANT? A MODERN LOOK AT SELF-SELECTION FROM MEXICO
Presentation Type
Presentation
Faculty Mentor’s Full Name
Ranjan Shrestha
Faculty Mentor’s Department
Economics
Abstract / Artist's Statement
Estimates show that over 600,000 migrants, legal and otherwise, enter into the U.S. from Mexico each year (Gathmann 2008). To understand what implications this large-scale migration has on both countries, it is important to understand the characteristics of the typical immigrant. Using data from the National Statistical Institute in Mexico, I examine gender, age, location, education and income levels of Mexican immigrants and non-immigrants between 2007 and 2010. I directly compare the characteristics of the two groups by creating distributions from kernel density estimates. The distributions illustrate the differences between the Mexican immigrant who chooses or “self-selects” to enter the U.S. and those who choose to remain in their native country.
Category
Social Sciences
WHO IS THE MEXICAN IMMIGRANT? A MODERN LOOK AT SELF-SELECTION FROM MEXICO
UC 331
Estimates show that over 600,000 migrants, legal and otherwise, enter into the U.S. from Mexico each year (Gathmann 2008). To understand what implications this large-scale migration has on both countries, it is important to understand the characteristics of the typical immigrant. Using data from the National Statistical Institute in Mexico, I examine gender, age, location, education and income levels of Mexican immigrants and non-immigrants between 2007 and 2010. I directly compare the characteristics of the two groups by creating distributions from kernel density estimates. The distributions illustrate the differences between the Mexican immigrant who chooses or “self-selects” to enter the U.S. and those who choose to remain in their native country.