Language skills and earnings among legalized aliens |
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Authors: | Chiswick B R Miller P W |
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Institution: | (1) University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Economics (M/C 144), 601 South Morgan Street, Chicago, IL 60607-7121, USA (e-mail: brchis@uic.edu), US;(2) University of Western Australia, Department of Economics, Nedlands, WA 6907, Australia (e-mail: pwm@kroner.ecel.uwa.edu.au), AU |
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Abstract: | This paper uses the data on males and females from the 1989 Legalized Population Survey (LPS), a sample of aliens granted
amnesty under 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, to analyse English language proficiency and earnings. We use a model
of English language proficiency that is based on economic incentives, exposure and efficiency variables that measure the costs
and benefits of aquiring English language skills. Consistent with the model, in this sample of former illegal aliens, English
language proficiency is greater for those with more schooling, who immigrated at a younger age, who have been in the United
States longer, with a more continous stay, and who have less access to other origin language speakers where they live. Earnings
are higher by about 8% for men and 17% for women who are proficient in both speaking and reading English, compared to those
lacking both skills.
Received: 13 February 1998/Accepted: 9 July 1998 |
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Keywords: | : Immigrants illegal aliens earning language skills legalized aliens |
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