1. THE LATINO EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA
Introduction to
Latin America

2. I. PATTERNS INTRODUCTION THE NUMBERS GAME(S) Flows Stocks Proportions
Costs and benefits
Rates of assimilation

3. EMOTIONAL ISSUES AND POLITICAL DEBATES
Ethnicity vs. melting pots
Diversity vs. tradition
Fairness vs. efficiency

4. Mexican-Origin Population in United States, 1900-2003
Mx-born (9.9)

5. Geographical Concentration of Mexican Migrants

6. II. QUESTIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY
DIMENSIONS
~11-12 million illegal immigrants in U.S.
55-60% from Mexico
25% of Mexico’s able-bodied male workforce now in U.S.
U.S.-Mexican wage ratio ~ 8:1

7. THE RANGE OF POLICY CHOICE: LEGAL MIGRATION
Revise legal quotas
Revise criteria for entry
ILLEGAL MIGRATION
Strategies for restriction:
Building fences
Blocking corridors (e.g., Operation Gatekeeper)
Withdrawing incentives and benefits (e.g., Prop 187)
Punishing employers

8. Strategies for opening:
Augmenting quotas
Guest-worker programs
Eliminating barriers
Strategies for reduction:
Targeting economic development
Circulating information
Additional steps?

9. Bush on Migration:
Phase 1: The Whole Enchilada (January-September 11, 2001)
Phase 2: Focus on Security
Phase 3: The Second Term (January )
Temporary amnesty for those here and employed
Guest-worker program
Eventual path to citizenship
The Obama Record (2009-present):
No comprehensive reform
Extensive deportations (1.1 million!)
Modest revisions (e.g., process for green card)

10. What Would You Do?