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Bryce-Laporte, Roy S., Ed.; Couch, Stephen R., Ed. – 1976
This book presents six papers on Latino migrant workers and recent Indochinese refugees in the United States, most of which focus on problems of fieldwork. The book's three sections, "Migrant Workers,""Indochinese Refugees" and "Research Summaries and Reports," each contains two papers and an introduction. (1)…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Hispanic Americans, Indochinese, Migrant Workers
Reyes (J.A.) Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1978
Major components of a study conducted in 1977 and 1978 were: (1) an examination of existing literature on migrant transportation; (2) collection of pertinent empirical data from federal, state, and migrant work camp records; and (3) vehicle counts and observation at 32 selected locations in 11 destination states in the western, midwestern, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Farm Labor, Federal Regulation
California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento. – 1986
California, largest employer of seasonal labor in the United States, employs an average of 119,600 seasonal farmworkers per year. To ease problems of housing this seasonal workforce, the State Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Migrant Services contracts with local government agencies to provide decent/affordable housing…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Characteristics, Low Rent Housing, Migrant Children
California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento. – 1987
California, largest employer of seasonal labor in the United States, employs an average of 119,600 seasonal farmworkers per year. Since 1966 the State Department of Housing and Community Development's Office of Migrant Services has contracted with local government agencies to provide decent/affordable housing for approximately 50,220 families…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Characteristics, Low Rent Housing, Migrant Children
Taylor, J. Edward – 1985
Proposed United States immigration reforms are founded on the assumption that illegal immigration can be significantly curbed by reducing economic incentives to migrate. Effects of these reforms, however, are not the same for all undocumented workers. Data from 61 rural Mexican households in Michoacan were used to explore which undocumented…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Economics, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Workers
Metzler, William H. – 1964
To investigate the effect of technological change upon farm labor use, a stratified random sample of 696 farm workers from a population of 12,215 in Kern County, California, provided a basis for analysis. Some major findings were: (1) The high peak of seasonal labor use has been eliminated, (2) The need for migratory labor is decreasing, (3)…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Trends, Employment Patterns, Employment Problems
California State Dept. of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento. – 1987
California, the largest employer of seasonal labor in the United States, provides low-cost housing for migrant farmworkers in 15 counties during the harvest season from April through November. In 1987, the 21st year of data collection, 27 housing centers with 2,071 housing units served 2,461 families containing 12,174 individuals. About 53% of…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Characteristics, Family Size, Low Rent Housing
Trabing, Mark R. – 1981
The Office of Migrant Services' (OMS) summary presents demographic data on the 2,500 migrant families in 25 housing centers in 14 California counties in 1980. The typical migrant family in an OMS center is shown to be a Mexican family of 4, with 2 parents between the ages of 18 and 44, who have completed 2 to 6 years of school, and have 2 to 3…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Anglo Americans, Demography
Barnes, Robert F.; And Others – 1967
The provision of housing facilities and child day-care centers for migrant workers has in many cases produced problems among migrant workers and the communities concerned. The reactions of both groups have ranged from generally positive to highly negative. This monograph presents the findings of an exploratory study conducted during the first year…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Day Care, Day Care Centers