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Mexican Migration to the United States

Overview Since its founding in 1979, the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies has undertaken, supported, and disseminated serious, sustained research on Mexican migration to the United States. The purpose of this page is to give a brief overview of these efforts, past and present, and to point the user to various resources on the topic.

Recent Migration-Related Publications from the Center

Indigenous Mexican Migrants in the United States Jonathan Fox and Gaspar Rivera-Salgado (2004)

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Migration-Related Papers

Why Does Immigration Divide America? Public Finance and Political Opposition to Open Borders. Gordon Hanson, University of California, San Diego (March 2005)

"International Migration, Self-Selection, and the Distribution of Wages: Evidence from Mexico and the United States," Gordon Hanson, University of California, San Diego (August 2004)

"Challenges for U.S. Immigration Policy," Gordon Hanson, University of California, San Diego (July 2004)

"Technology, Trade, and Adjustment to Immigration in Israel," Gordon Hanson, University of California, San Diego (February 2002)

Additional Working Papers

Gustavo Cano (September 2, 2004) Urban and Transnational Politics in America: Novus Ordo Seclorum?

Gustavo Cano (September 2, 2004) THE INSTITUTE OF MEXICANS ABROAD: THE DAY AFTER… AFTER 156 YEARS

Tendencias recientes de las remesas de los migrantes mexicanos en Estados Unidos Fernando Lozano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (May 18, 2004)

The Virgin, the Priest, and the Flag: Political Mobilization of Mexican Immigrants in Chicago, Houston, and New York Gustavo Cano Hernández, Columbia University (April 15, 2004)

La Migración Centroamericana en la Frontera Sur: un Perfil del Riesgo en la Migración Indocumentada Internacional Olivia Ruiz, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (June 4, 2003)

The Chicago-Houston Report: Political Mobilization of Mexican Immigrants in American Cities Gustavo Cano Hernández, Columbia University (October 30, 2002)

 

Center for Comparative Immigration Studies

CUSMS Founding Director Wayne A. Cornelius is now the director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies (CCIS) housed in Eleanor Roosevelt College. A campuswide research unit of the University of California-San Diego, established in 1999, CCIS conducts basic and policy-oriented research projects on international migration and refugee flows throughout the world. CCIS seeks to illuminate the U.S. immigration experience through systematic comparison with other countries of immigration, especially in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Detailed description of structure and requirements for the undergraduate minor in migration studies. CCIS is currently conducting a Mexican migration field research and training program for undergraduate students at UCSD.

Contact CCIS:

Mailing Address:
Center for Comparative Immigration Studies
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093-0548
U.S.A.

Telephone: (858) 822-4447
Fax: (858) 822-4432
Web: www.ccis-ucsd.edu, E-mail: ccis@ucsd.edu


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