The declining socioeconomic prospects of Latinos of Mexican origin in the United States

This document analyzes how the changes in the labor market conditions in the U.S. and the ongoing crisis in Mexico interact to create conditions under which it becomes increasingly more difficult for Mexican immigrants and their children to advance economically in the U.S. Even for second and third generation of [Latinos] from Mexico the educational levels and hence wage and salary levels are extremely low. Given the transformation that currently characterize the U.S. labor market--the growth of the service sector employment and a decline in the number of manufacturing jobs the increased participation of women and [Latinos] in the labor force and the rising number of contingent workers--the future perspectives for [Latinos] from Mexico and even [Latinos] in general do not look good. (EXCERPT) (SUMMARY IN ENG)