ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the migration consequences of one trade regime. About 7 percent of the 107 million persons alive today who were born in Mexico live in the US, and another 1-2 percent of Mexican-born persons work seasonally in the US. The Mexican-born population of the US, about 8 million in 2000, is increasing by about 300,000 a year. In 1999, some 4 to 5 million Mexican-born workers were employed in the US labor market, equivalent to about one-third of the 12 million Mexicans employed in formal sector jobs in Mexico (enrolled in the pension system IMSS).
