NEW ESTIMATES OF UNDOCUMENTED MEXICAN MIGRATION AND THE PROBABILITY OF APPREHENSION

Authors
MASSEY DS SINGER A
Citation
Ds. Massey et A. Singer, NEW ESTIMATES OF UNDOCUMENTED MEXICAN MIGRATION AND THE PROBABILITY OF APPREHENSION, Demography, 32(2), 1995, pp. 203-213
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Demografy
Journal title
Demography → ACNP
ISSN journal
00703370
Volume
32
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
203 - 213
Database
ISI
SICI code
0070-3370(1995)32:2<203:NEOUMM>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Using a new source of data, we estimate the probability of apprehensio n among Mexican migrants attempting to cross into the United States wi thout documents. Over the period 1965-1989 we found an average apprehe nsion probability of .35, confirming earlier estimates. We then applie d annual probabilities to estimate the gross volume of undocumented Me xican migration and adjusted these figures to derive estimates of the net undocumented inflow.