New estimates of undocumented Mexican migration and the probability of apprehension.

A study was conducted to estimate the probability of apprehension among undocumented Mexican migrants attempting to cross into the U.S. between 1965 and 1989. An average apprehension probability of 0.35 was found, which confirmed earlier estimates. When these figures were combined with published a...

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Published in:	Demography Vol. 32; pp. 203 - 214
Main Authors:	Massey, Douglas S., Singer, Audrey
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Science & Business Media B.V. May 1995
Subjects:	History of emigration & immigration Probability theory Undocumented immigrants History Mexico United States
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost