(1986). Immigration to the United States from Latin America: Past and Present. The Latin American Project: Volume 1, No. 4.
Immigration legislation in the United States is aimed primarily at Mexican migrants, who account for over half of all undocumented immigrants in the United States. Citizens of Central American and Caribbean countries contribute another 20%. The first section of this booklet traces the development of United States immigration legislation from the late 1800s to the present and examines its impact on immigration from Latin America and the Caribbean. Section two examines the peculiar symbiotic relationship between Mexican labor and American business that developed in the American Southwest during the 34-year rule of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz (1876-1910). The bracero program is also discussed at some length. Section three presents four interviews with undocumented immigrants from Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala. The interviews include information about why the immigrants left their home countries, how they entered the United States, what type of work they do, what…
(1995). Non-Resident and Foreign Enrollment at Miami-Dade Community College, 1990 Compared to 1994. Research Report No. 95-11R.
A July 1995 report by Florida's Miami-Dade Community College examined reasons for a decline in enrollment among first-time-in-college students, including non-Florida residents, from fall 1990 to fall 1994. This report looks at the change in credits generated by non-Florida residents and foreign students over the same period. Study findings included the following: (1) when comparing the 1990/91 academic year to 1994/95, 55,887 fewer credits were generated overall by non-Florida residents, representing a loss of almost 1,400 full-time equivalent students; (2) over the same period, Florida residents registered an increase of 1,509 credits; (3) with respect to the students' immigration code, Visa students accounted for 11,526 of the total credit loss, while there was a gain of 25,668 credits generated by students with Resident Alien status; (3) with respect to the decline of credits among Visa students, the largest decreases were found for students from Peru at -85, Colombia also at… [PDF]