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University of North TexasEconomics Department and
the Immigrant Research and Policy Center
David J. Molina
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Its provisions called for Mexico to cede 55% of its territory in exchange for fifteen million dollars in compensation for war-related damage to Mexican property. For a total of 525,000 square miles. Hence, $28.57 the square mile or $555.41 in 2006 prices
About 80,000Mexicans stayed and took on US residence
U.S. – Mexico Background
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz (1830-1915) President 1876-1911(1880-1884) Pobre Mexico tan lejos de Diostan cerca de lasEstados Unidos
Circa 1918
Remittance Receipts % of Mexican GDP
Remittance Receipts % of Italian GNP
Immigration
Percent of U.S. Population Foreign-Born
Baby Boomers
Census Counts and Population Estimates for Hispanics, April 1, 2010 (U.S. total some states)
(source: Hispanic PEW Center)(thousands)
HISPANIC POPULATION CENSUS COUNT DIFFERENCEFROM CENSUS ESTIMATE
Official Latest Census Census Count Estimate Amount Percent Alabama 186 160 +25 +15.9% Louisiana 193 170 +22 +13.2%
South Dakota 22 25 -2 -10.1% Arizona 1,895 2,076 -180 -8.7%
California 14,014 13,916 +97 +0.7% Texas 9,461 9,375 +86 +0.9%
States with Largest Unauthorized Immigrant Populations, 2010 (source: Hispanic PEW Center)
(thousands) Estimated Population Range Percent of Pop
U.S. Total 11,200 (10,700 - 11,700) 3.7%California 2,550 (2,350 - 2,750) 6.8%Texas 1,650 (1,450 - 1,850) 6.7%Florida 825 (725 - 950) 4.5%
Cost/Benefit Analysis:Federal vs. State and Local
State and Local Level (C.B.O, Dec 2007) Education Cost, Education, Law
Enforcement▪ State and local governments incur costs
for providing services to unauthorized immigrants and have limited options for avoiding or minimizing those costs.▪ The amount that state and local
governments spend on services for unauthorized immigrants represents a small percentage of the total amount spent by those governments to provide such services to residents in their jurisdictions.
Cost/Benefit Analysis:Federal vs. State and Local▪ The tax revenues that unauthorized
immigrants generate for state and local governments do not offset the total cost of services provided to those immigrants.▪ Atlanta
▪ Federal aid programs offer resources to state and local governments that provide services to unauthorized immigrants, but those funds do not fully cover the costs incurred by those governments.▪ Census “ADJUSTMENT”
Children of at least one Unauthorized Immigrant Parent
With About 8% of US Births to at least one Unauthorized Immigrant Parent in 2008
Cost/Benefit Analysis:Federal vs. State and Local
Cost/Benefit Analysis:Federal vs. State and Local
Do Immigrants Impact Society in a Positive Way
Attitudes toward Immigrants:A Cross-Country Perspective
R. Todd JewellUniversity of North Texas
Denton, Texas, USANatalia Melgar
University of the RepublicMontevideo, Uruguay
David J. Molina*University of North Texas
Denton, Texas, USA Maximo Rossi
University of the RepublicMontevideo, Uruguay
Do Immigrants Impact Society in a Positive Way
Variableculture economy jobs social
services crime illegal
male -0.0300 0.0699*** -0.0046 0.0043 -0.0950*** -0.0854***
married -0.0724*** -0.0351* -0.0120 -0.0368* -0.0356* -0.0801***
separated -0.0856*** -0.0767*** -0.0515** -0.0911*** -0.0537* -0.0698**
urban 0.0540** 0.0472** 0.0514** 0.0659*** 0.0096 0.0121
not a citizen 0.0670 0.1915*** 0.1420** 0.1930*** 0.1545*** 0.0986
neither parent a citizen 0.4090*** 0.4406*** 0.4414*** 0.4242*** 0.3767*** 0.0893*
union -0.0228 -0.0286 -0.0332 -0.0676*** -0.0332 -0.0100
decile 2 -0.0310 0.0578 -0.0318 0.0282 0.0415 -0.0144decile 3 0.0129 0.0819** -0.0165 0.0283 0.0439 -0.0308decile 4 0.0074 0.1160*** 0.0349 0.0653 0.0851* -0.0029decile 5 -0.0062 0.0926** 0.0444 0.0877 0.0677 -0.0119decile 6 0.0091 0.0979** 0.0540 0.1153* 0.0540 -0.0353decile 7 0.0098 0.1039** 0.1007 0.1335** 0.0485 0.0224decile 8 0.0588 0.1484*** 0.0924 0.1240* 0.0675 -0.0442decile 9 0.0436 0.2375*** 0.0583 0.0862 -0.0114 0.0035decile 10 -0.0013 0.1442** 0.0341 -0.0120 -0.0216 -0.0127
Do Immigrants Impact Society in a Positive Way
Variable culture economy jobs social services crime illegal
Catholic -0.0996*** -0.0921*** -0.0866** -0.1144*** -0.1381*** -0.1212**
Protestant -0.1305*** -0.0987*** -0.1147*** -0.1044** -0.1288*** -0.1272***
Orthodox -0.0399 0.0391 0.0527 0.0546 0.0501 -0.0536
Jewish 0.2064*** 0.1584* 0.4564*** 0.4842*** 0.3860** 0.0784
Buddhist 0.0277 -0.0842* -0.0788*** -0.0197 -0.0851*** -0.0262
other eastern -0.0055 -0.1620*** -0.0664** 0.0039 -0.1387*** -0.0708*
other Christian -0.1358 -0.0868 -0.0473 0.0517 -0.0641 0.0402
Islam 0.3321*** 0.1233 -0.0942 0.0151 -0.1192 0.0917
far left 0.2733*** 0.2244*** 0.2446*** 0.3037** 0.2900*** 0.2979***
left 0.1669*** 0.1596*** 0.1840*** 0.2593*** 0.1706*** 0.1743***
center 0.1160*** 0.0893** 0.1082*** 0.1791*** 0.0688** 0.0279
right -0.0323 0.0008 0.0273 -0.0556 -0.1052*** -0.1723***
far right -0.2752* -0.1868* -0.2293** -0.3315* -0.3693** -0.3619***