Over 2008 to 2012, the U.S. Border Patrol enacted new sanctions on migrants apprehended attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. Using administrative records on apprehensions of Mexican nationals that include fingerprint-based IDs and other details, we detect if an apprehended migrant is subject...

Over 2008 to 2012, the U.S. Border Patrol enacted new sanctions on migrants apprehended attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. Using administrative records on apprehensions of Mexican nationals that include fingerprint-based IDs and other details, we detect if an apprehended migrant is subject...

One Pager No. 178 ? Do Universalismo à Segmentação e o Caminho Inverso: Transferências Condicionadas de Renda e o Desenvolvimento da Cidadania Social por Bryan Roberts, da Universidade do Texas em Austin Roberts (2012), partindo da premissa de que a pobreza não é simplesmente a falta de...

In this paper, we concentrate on certain trends in Mexican economy and society that are shaping the geography of emigration, are creating new zones of expulsion and are beginning to alter the characteristics of emigrants. Among these trends are the radical restructuring of Mexican agriculture,...

In this paper, we concentrate on certain trends in Mexican economy and society that are shaping the geography of emigration, are creating new zones of expulsion and are beginning to alter the characteristics of emigrants. Among these trends are the radical restructuring of Mexican agriculture,...

Moving forward from the premise that poverty is not simply a lack of resources, but in fact at the same time a relation through which the poor come directly under the control of the State, Roberts (2012) explores the place of Cash Transfer Programs (CCTs) such as Mexico?s Oportunidades Programme...

Roberts (2012) explora el lugar que los programas de transferencias en efectivo (TMC) ocupan en la evolución de la política social y la ciudadanía en América Latina, teniendo en cuenta las consecuencias que estos conllevan en la percepción de los pobres sobre sus derechos y en la calidad de...

This paper discusses how greater collection, use, and communication of performance data would assist policy makers in formulating immigration policies and effectively developing and managing strategies for the achievement of these policies. It reviews what is quantitatively known about illegal...