Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ478724
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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The Uncertain Connection: Free Trade and Rural Mexican Migration to the United States.
Cornelius, Wayne A.; Martin, Philip L.
International Migration Review, v27 n3 p484-512 Fall 1993
Argues that it is easy to overestimate the additional emigration from rural Mexico that could occur as a result of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) related economic restructuring in Mexico. Four major reasons why Mexican emigration may not increase dramatically are suggested. Phase-in recommendations related to implementation are included. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Cooperation, Demography, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Income, International Relations, International Trade, Labor Market, Migration Patterns, Policy Formation, Population Trends, Relocation, Rural to Urban Migration, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico; United States
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: North American Free Trade Agreement
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