title: Trade and migration:  the case of NAFTA.
abstract: "This article provides background information on NAFTA [the North American Free Trade Agreement], reviews data on its economic effects, and summarizes studies and projections of NAFTA's likely effects on Mexico-to-U.S.  migration.  Migration factors (demand-pull, supply-push, and networks) are examined to determine whether NAFTA's effect on economic development particularly in the border areas will accelerate or retard migration.  The conclusion is that NAFTA is likely to produce a temporary migration hump, slightly raising already high migration levels in the 1990s, but reducing the volume of Mexico-to-U.S. migration that would otherwise occur over subsequent decades."
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003132:Commerce; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005544:Forecasting; D007843:Latin America; D008800:Mexico; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Commerce; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Estimation Technics; International Migration; Latin America; Macroeconomic Factors; Mexico; Migration; North America; Northern America; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Research Methodology; United States