Mexican Americans & the U.S. economy

By Arturo González

Subjects: Mexican americans--social conditions, Mexican americans--economic conditions, Mexican Americans, United states, social conditions, 1980-, United states, economic conditions, 1981-2001, Mexican americans--economic conditions--20th century, Economic conditions, E184.m5 g635 2002, Mexican americans--social conditions--20th century, Social conditions, 330.973/00896872, Mexican americans

Description: The author argues that the economic conditions of Mexican Americans improves over generations. Gonzalez relies on data collected from the Current Population Survey to examine three generations of Mexican-descendant survey participants--immigrants, U.S.-born children of immigrants, and the third generation--the grand children of immigrants. Issues ranging from Immigration, Education, Labor Markets, Income and Poverty, are examined using the tools of economics and basic econometrics in a manner accessible to a lay audience. While the book is not meant to be exhaustive, it provides sufficient detail for the interested reader. At the very least raises, the book presents a narrative in which Mexican Americans are shown to be improving their lot in American society, much like previous immigrants have done.