Involved analyzing data from 90,000 individual surveys conducted by the Mexican Migration Project to determine the presence of social effects and analyzing qualitative data from 120 in-depth interviews with migrants and their family members in Mexico to reveal the underlying mechanisms. First, it confirmed the hypothesis that “having previous migrants in the family or community increases individuals' probability of migrating net of the effects of the economic and political context” (2013:19). Second, through her qualitative research, she found that harsh immigration policies, among other things, reduce channels of communication between migrants in the United States and their families in Mexico. The impact of all this is a disruption of the feedback loop on what is often a tough life as a migrant in the United States. In the context of increasing restrictions at border crossings, Garip and Asad (2013) argue that limiting these communication channels simply acts to perpetuate the myth of a glamorous life in the United States.