Table 3.
Predictors of Mexican immigrant dissimilarity from native-born, non-Hispanic blacks, 2005–2009
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexican destination | 3.634 * (1.963) | 5.621 ** (2.814) | 5.379 *** (2.909) | 5.545 ** (2.819) | 5.151 ** (2.884) |
| Percent undocumented | −.085 * (.046) | −.043 (.075) | −.076 (.105) | −.016 (.138) | |
| Mexican-immigrant assimilation | |||||
| Percent proficient in English | .242 (.205) | −.017 (.200) | −.021 (.201) | ||
| Mexican-white income ratio | −.086 (.098) | .066 (.098) | .069 (.098) | ||
| Population and housing | |||||
| Total population (ln) | 4.623 *** (1.132) | 4.737 *** (1.148) | |||
| Percent immigrant | −.310 * (.177) | −.327 * (.179) | |||
| Percent black | .031 (.133) | .011 (.136) | |||
| Percent new housing | −.335 * (.184) | −.324 * (.185) | |||
| Economic structure | |||||
| Percent college-educated | −.354 (.223) | −.310 (.232) | |||
| Percent in low-skill service | .331 (.632) | .395 (.640) | |||
| Percent in construction | −1.361 (.867) | −1.271 (.879) | |||
| Percent in manfacturing | −1.119 *** (.370) | −1.079 *** (.376) | |||
| Percent in farming | 1.017 * (.527) | 1.085 ** (.538) | |||
| Destination type interaction | |||||
| New × Percent undocumented | −.110 * (.062) |