An Analysis of Mexican Remigration To The U.S.

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of Mexican migrants to the U.S. and their
decisions to remigrate. We concentrate on the relative impacts of market and nonmarket
factors such as income, remittances, and migration networks. We analyze the
remigration decision of male, illegal migrants using data from the Mexican Migration
Project. Current migration proposals are geared towards policy that would allow
for some type of temporary workers. The empirical model presented here allows
for a comparison of the relative impacts of market and non-market factors on the
decision to choose among different remigration options. The results indicate that
income, remittances, and migration networks have significant effects on the remigration
decisions of male, undocumented migrants.