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Speaking, Reading and Earnings among Low-Skilled Immigrants.
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Chiswick, Barry R. – 1990
The determinants of English language fluency among immigrants and the effects of fluency on earnings are examined, using a unique data set and a sample of more than 800 illegal aliens apprehended in Los Angeles, California. Analysis of the data show the importance of certain variables not previously available, speaking fluency at migration and…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Employment Level, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans