title: The effect of maquiladora employment on the monthly flow of Mexican undocumented immigration to the U.S., 1978-1982.
abstract: "Some controversy has surrounded the extent to which employment in maquiladoras (assembly plants located along the Mexican border) has stimulated undocumented immigration to the United States.  This study uses monthly data of maquiladora employment and INS [Immigration and Naturalization Service] apprehensions in a 'push-pull' migration framework to study the association between these two variables during the April 1978 to January 1982 period.  The findings suggest that there is a significantly negative relationship between the one month lag of maquiladora employment and INS apprehensions.  Employment growth in the maquiladora sector tends to be followed by a reduction of apprehensions one month later.  The study also finds that male and female apprehensions appear to respond to relatively similar economic factors."
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davila
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Saenz
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D007843:Latin America; D008800:Mexico; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Illegal Migrants; International Migration--legal aspects; Latin America; Mexico; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Time Factors; United States