title: Determinants of English proficiency among Mexican migrants to the United States.
abstract: "We replicate prior research into the determinants of English language proficiency among immigrants using a dataset that controls for potential biases stemming from selective emigration, omitted variables, and the mismeasurement of key constructs. In general, we reproduce the results of earlier work, leading us to conclude that despite inherent methodological problems, research based on cross-sectional censuses and surveys yields fundamentally accurate conclusions. In particular, we find unambiguous evidence that English proficiency rises with exposure to U.S. society, and we reaffirm earlier work showing a clear pattern of language assimilation among Mexican migrants to the United States."
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000569:Americas; D003142:Communication; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D007802:Language; D007843:Latin America; D008800:Mexico; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Acculturation; Americas; Communication; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Immigrants; Language; Latin America; Literacy--determinants; Measurement; Mexico; Migrants; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Reliability; Research Methodology; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; United States