Wage Mobility of Undocumented Workers in the United States.

Tienda, Marta; Singer, Audrey

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ERIC Number: EJ507705

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Wage Mobility of Undocumented Workers in the United States.

Tienda, Marta; Singer, Audrey

International Migration Review, v29 n1 p112-38 Spr 1995

Examines how recently legalized immigrants differ from all foreign-born persons and native-born whites in wage mobility, and explores whether wages improve as they acquire more U.S. experience. Census data demonstrate positive returns in regard to U.S. experience for undocumented immigrants and all foreign-born men. (SLD)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Census Figures, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Experience, Federal Legislation, Hispanic Americans, Immigration, Social Mobility, Undocumented Immigrants, Wages

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Special issue titled "Diversity and Comparability: International Migrants in Host Countries on Four Continents."