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May 9, 2019

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A Mirror for the Nation? The Changing Profile of Mexican Immigrants in Texas

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A Mirror for the Nation? The Changing Profile of Mexican Immigrants in Texas

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Jasper Gilardi
When: 
Thursday, May 9, 2019

10:00 to 11:30 a.m. ET

Where:

MPI Conference Room
1400 16th Street NW,
Suite 300 (Third Floor)
Washington, DC 20036

Speakers: 

Luisa M. del Rosal, Executive Director, Mission Foods Texas-Mexico Center, Southern Methodist University

Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Associate Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute  

Moderator: 

Andrew Selee, President, MPI  

While much of the U.S. debate on immigration from Mexico has focused on low-skilled immigrants, recent data suggest that the share of college-educated immigrants among recent Mexican arrivals is rising considerably. Texas is home to the second-largest U.S. population of highly skilled Mexican immigrants, a reflection of its proximity and deep economic ties to Mexico.

At this discussion experts from MPI and Southern Methodist University’s Texas-Mexico Center offer an overview of trends and key characteristics of highly skilled Mexican adults at the national level and for Texas, including educational levels by legal status and demographic differences and top industries of employment across Texas metro areas. The panelists engaged in a discussion on what these findings mean for Texas and its metro areas, causes behind the changing trends, and implications for immigration policy. They also examine the opportunities that addressing “brain waste”—the underutilization of college graduates’ skills—presents for the Texas economy and more broadly for the nation.                  

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