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The Political Economy of Undocumented Migration

The Political Economy of Undocumented Migration. Douglas S. Massey Woodrow Wilson School Princeton University. Rise of Latino Threat Narrative. Yields a Self-Reinforcing Non-Recursive Feedback Loop. Consequences of the War: Public Opinion. Back to the Future: Flows Then and Now.

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The Political Economy of Undocumented Migration

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  1. The Political Economy of Undocumented Migration Douglas S. Massey Woodrow Wilson School Princeton University

  2. Rise of Latino Threat Narrative

  3. Yields a Self-Reinforcing Non-Recursive Feedback Loop

  4. Consequences of the War: Public Opinion

  5. Back to the Future: Flows Then and Now • 1956-1957 • 57,000 Documented Migrants per Year • 441,000 Guestworkers per Year • 498,000 Total Legal Entries per Year • Apprehension Rate: 38.4 Migrants per Agent & Falling • 2008-2009 • 177,000 Documented Migrants Per Year • 331,000 Guestworkers per Year • 508,000 Total Legal Entries per Year • Apprehension Rate: 34.5 Migrants per Agent & Falling

  6. Major Difference Between Then and Now:Resident Undocumented Population • 1956-1957 • Effectively Zero • 2007-2008 • Currently Estimated at 10.8 Million • 60% of all Undocumented Migrants Are Mexican • 55% of All Mexicans Present in US Are Undocumented • Of 11 Million Undocumented Migrants • 3+ Million Entered as children • 500,000-1 Million Former Temporary Protected Status

  7. Beating a Dead Horse:America’s Continuing War on Immigrants Douglas S. Massey Woodrow Wilson School Princeton University

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