The role of human and social capital in the geographic mobility and annual earnings among Mexican immigrants

The impact of human and social capital on the migration of Mexican immigrants from the Southwest to other regions of the country between 1985 and 1990, the period associated with the initial movement of Mexicans to other destinations is examined. It is found that both human and social capital affect the outmigration with the former varying by length of residence in the US and that immigrants with social capital tend to have slightly higher wage and salary income in their new homes compared to their counterparts lacking such capital