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Peer reviewedBriody, Elizabeth K. – International Migration Review, 1987
Results of field research conducted in South Texas during 1982-1983 suggest that immigration leads to downward social mobility with respect to legal status of household members, type of employment, and property ownership. Hypothesizes that household immigration from Mexico is a response to new opportunity structures and widening employment…
Descriptors: Employed Women, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Family (Sociological Unit)
