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Ethnographic Evaluation of Behavioral Causes of Census Undercount of Undocumented Immigrants and Salvadorans in the Mission District of San Francisco, California
Ethnographic Evaluation of Behavioral Causes of Census Undercount of Undocumented Immigrants and Salvadorans in the Mission District of San Francisco, California
EV92-18
Introduction
This is the final report on the behavioral causes of census undercount of undocumented Latino immigrants in a heterogeneous urban neighborhood. The project was based on hypotheses concerning the undercount of the Latino immigrant population with particular attention to undocumented and Salvadoran immigrants. Previous research on census enumeration identified Latinos as a population with a high undercount (de la Puente, 1992). This Latino population was predicted to have a high undercount because of large numbers of persons with illegal status in the United States who seek to remain invisible to government officials. Frequently, this population is engaged in employment in the underground economy, such as domestic service, gardening, and other service jobs paid in cash. Many new immigrants may initially reside with friends and relatives who may also go uncounted, particularly if they view their stay in the United States as temporary. Others may want to conceal their presence in order to protect resources (public assistance).
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