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Drug Violence, Immigration Enforcement, and Selectivity: Evidence from Mexican Immigrants

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  • Heriberto Gonzalez-Lozano
  • Sandra Orozco-Aleman

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We study how drug violence in Mexico and internal immigration enforcement in the United States affect the selectivity of Mexican immigrants. We find that violence is associated with an increase in English proficiency among immigrants. Furthermore, the deterrence effect of interior enforcement varies: it is associated with increases in the probability of observing undocumented immigrants with prior migration experience, who are English proficient and have higher unobservable abilities. Those factors are associated with a higher probability of finding a job, and higher productivity and earnings in the US labor market.

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  • Heriberto Gonzalez-Lozano & Sandra Orozco-Aleman, 2019. "Drug Violence, Immigration Enforcement, and Selectivity: Evidence from Mexican Immigrants," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, vol. 109, pages 192-198, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:apandp:v:109:y:2019:p:192-98
    Note: DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20191091
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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