title: Undocumented workers in the labor market: an analysis of the earnings of legal and illegal Mexican immigrants in the United States.
abstract: "This paper studies the differences in earnings between Mexican legal and illegal immigrants in the United States. The analysis includes a cross-sectional examination of the wage differences between legal and undocumented workers as well as a longitudinal analysis examining the impact of legalization on the earnings of previously-undocumented workers. It is shown that the average hourly wage rate of male Mexican legal immigrants in the United States was 41.8% higher than that of undocumented workers while female legal immigrants earned 40.8% more."
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Rivera-batiz
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007182:Income; D007843:Latin America; D008800:Mexico; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Illegal Migrants; Immigrants; Income--determinants; International Migration; Latin America; Macroeconomic Factors; Mexico; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Studies; United States; Wages--determinants