Mexican Immigration to the United States.

Mexican Immigration to the United States, edited by George J. Borjas, is available from the University of Chicago Press this spring. This NBER Conference Report costs $60.00.

From debates on Capitol Hill to the popular media, Mexican immigrants stir widespread controversy. By 2003, they

Why do Mexican immigrants gain citizenship and employment at a slower rate than non-Mexicans? Does their migration adversely affect the working conditions of lower-skilled workers who already reside here? And, how rapid is the intergenerational mobility among Mexican immigrant families? This authoritative volume provides a historical context for Mexican immigration to the United States and reports new findings on an immigrant influx whose size and character will force us to rethink economic policy for decades to come. Mexican Immigration to the United State's will be necessary reading for anyone concerned about social conditions and economic opportunities in both countries.

Borjas is a Research Associate in the NBER's Program on Labor Studies and the Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.