Determinants Of Emigration From Mexico, Central America, And ... - 9780367016098

Taylor & Francis

This book focuses on migration to the United States from Mexico and other countries in the Western Hemisphere, in particular Central America and the Caribbean. It assesses the extent to which emigration does or can contribute to the development of migrant-sending countries. > The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) was a manifestation of widespread public concern over the volume of undocumented immigration into the United States. The principal innovation of this legislation - the provision to impose penalties on employers who knowingly hire undocumented immigrants - was a response to this concern. This effort at restriction was tempered in IRCA by other provisions permitting the legalization of two types of undocumented immigrants those who had resided in the United States since January 1, 1982; and what were called special agricultural workers (SAWs), persons who had worked in perishable crop agriculture for at least 90 days during specified periods from 1983 to 198.