Measuring undocumented Mexican worker wages: Collecting information

For Mexican undocumented worker cases, specialized and more specific work life expectancy estimates for the injured or deceased worker can be constructed using the methodology in research such as: 'How Long Do Mexican Migrants Work in the U.S.?', Journal of Forensic Economics 19(2), 2006, pp.217-229.

However there is some data and information that must be collected about the deceased or injured undocumented worker that is not routinely collected in injury and death cases. The check list of items to collect in undocumented worker cases is below.


* Gender
* Age
* Maritial status
* Years of education (home + U.S)
* Does the worker have familiy in U.S.?
* Was the injured or deceased involved in sports or social organizations prior to the injury?
* Injured or deceased does not BOTH speak and read english
* Individual was earning more than minimum wage at time of injury
* Person is legalized or authorized worker
* City in U.S. in which they lived
* Date of migration
* Total years in U.S