They find that the prospect of migration to the U.S. shapes children's behavior in Mexico by increasing the likelihood of migrating to the U.S. and by lowering their odds of continuing with school.
In a study of 127 developing countries in 2009, the prospect of migration boosted human capital, rather than draining it.
No western European country can afford to pretend that the prospect of migration from new EU member states raises no domestic economic or political issues at all.
Although migration eases resource constraints and has positive effects on human capital accumulation in general, the prospect of migration does not alter schooling decisions.
"Their journeys typically began in the towns and villages of the Indian Punjab and there are numerous stories of people who have had the prospect of migration to the UK fraudulently misrepresented to them by bogus travel agents who have promised legal journeys and jobs in the UK.
With regards to the education of children of migrant families, researchers have found both positive impacts from remittances [ 29, 30] and negative effects due to lack of parental support and supervision [ 26, 31] as well as disincentivization by the prospect of migration [ 32].
