Unauthorized migration has been an important issue for decades. Because much has
changed about this type of migration in the past two decades, this review takes stock of …

In this article the authors undertake a systematic analysis of why border enforcement
backfired as a strategy of immigration control in the United States. They argue theoretically …

Focusing on the dynamics of irregular immigration in Southern EU Member States, this book
analyses how the phenomenon is managed at national and local levels in different legal and …

Despite being newcomers, immigrants often exhibit better health relative to native-born
populations in industrialized societies. We extend prior efforts to identify whether self …

Using data from the Mexican Migration Project we compute probabilities of departure and
return for first and later trips to the USA in both documented and undocumented status. We …

Why do Mexicans migrate to the United States? Is there a typical Mexican migrant?
Beginning in the 1970s, survey data indicated that the average migrant was a young …

The rate of Mexico-US migration has declined precipitously in recent years. From 25
migrants per thousand in 2005, the annual international migration rate for Mexican men …

In many rural regions of developing countries, natural resource dependency means
changes in climate patterns hold tremendous potential to impact livelihoods. When …

Studies investigating migration as a response to climate variability have largely focused on
rural locations to the exclusion of urban areas. This lack of urban focus is unfortunate given …

Using data from the Mexican Migration Project and the Latin American Migration Project, we
find that undocumented migration from Mexico reflects US labor demand and access to …