title: A theory of international migration flows:  United States immigration from Mexico.
abstract: The relevance of concepts of equilibrium to the analysis of migration between Mexico and the United States is examined.  A theoretical model applicable to this type of international migration is first developed.  The next section "presents some limited and tentative empirical observations and suggests the knowledge which might be needed for a more precise understanding of the utility differentials between countries which give rise to migration, legal or illegal."  A final section is devoted to the policy implications of this approach to migration analysis.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Knapp
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002489:Central America; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007843:Latin America; D008800:Mexico; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012942:Social Sciences; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Central America; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; International Migration; Latin America; Mexico; Migration; Migration Policy; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Population Theory; Research Methodology; Social Sciences; United States