title: Agricultural development and emigration: rhetoric and reality.
abstract: "The untested premise of trade liberalizing U.S. development programs such as the Caribbean Basin Initiative is that commodity trade can substitute for international labor migration.  Analysis of U.S. tomato producing regions in Sinaloa, Mexico and Florida suggests that the effect of trade liberalization on international labor migration is uncertain."  The emphasis is on how such development projects might affect the flow of illegal migrants to the United States.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amon
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000569:Americas; D017691:Caribbean Region; D002489:Central America; D003132:Commerce; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005431:Florida; D007843:Latin America; D008800:Mexico; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012939:Social Planning; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Agricultural Development; Agriculture; Americas; Caribbean; Central America; Commerce; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Development Planning; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Florida; Illegal Migrants; International Migration; Latin America; Macroeconomic Factors; Mexico; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Rural Development; United States