Mexican American and Immigrant Poverty in the United States

Description

This book provides a comprehensive portrait of the experience of poverty among Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants in the US. Given that these two groups experience some of the highest rates of poverty of any ethnicity and that it persists even while a majority work and reside in dual parent households, it becomes imperative that we explore a multitude of related factors. This book offers a systematic empirical analysis of these groups in relation to other ethnic groups, explores the individual and contextual factors associated with the determination of poverty via the use of logistic and multi-level models, details the historical context associated with Mexican immigrants, and discusses the major policies that have impacted them. It discusses the newest destinations of Mexican immigrants and also provides a discussion of undocumented migrants. Further, it details the current measure of poverty in the United States and offers a number of alternatives for modeling and measuring it. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-6 Prior Studies....Pages 7-31 Settlement and Geographic Redistribution Patterns....Pages 33-43 Data and Methods....Pages 45-62 Individual Level Results: Mexican Americans....Pages 63-76 Individual Level Results: Mexican Immigrants....Pages 77-97 Multilevel Analysis and Results....Pages 99-127 Implications and Policy Suggestions....Pages 129-132 Conclusion....Pages 133-138 Back Matter....Pages 139-204