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U.S.‐Mexican Trade in Winter Vegetables and Illegal Immigration
Author(s) -
Torok S. J.,
Huffman W. E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1241426
Subject(s) - immigration , commodity , apprehension , economics , affect (linguistics) , econometric model , wage , agricultural economics , demographic economics , international trade , labour economics , political science , sociology , market economy , econometrics , law , psychology , communication , cognitive psychology
This paper presents an integrated approach to U.S.‐Mexican trade in a labor‐intensive commodity (fresh winter tomatoes) and illegal immigration of agricultural labor. A seven‐equation econometric model is developed that includes excess demand (U.S. import) and supply (Mexican export) equations for fresh winter tomatoes, U.S. demand and Mexican supply equations for apprehensible individuals, intercountry price and wage relationship equations, and a U.S. Border Patrol apprehension effort equation. The empirical results indicate that both U.S. and Mexico economic conditions affect the number of apprehended illegal Mexican aliens. The results also indicate that immigration and trade policies affect apprehensions.