Undocumented workers in the labor market: an analysis of the earnings of legal and illegal Mexican immigrants in the United States
Rivera-batiz, F.L.
Journal of population economics 12(1): 91-116
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0933-1433 PMID: 12295042 Document Number: 272289
"This paper studies the differences in earnings between Mexican legal and illegal immigrants in the United States. The analysis includes a cross-sectional examination of the wage differences between legal and undocumented workers as well as a longitudinal analysis examining the impact of legalization on the earnings of previously-undocumented workers. It is shown that the average hourly wage rate of male Mexican legal immigrants in the United States was 41.8% higher than that of undocumented workers while female legal immigrants earned 40.8% more."