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Portes, Alejandro; Clark, Juan M. – Migration World, 1987
Using a large sample, traces the economic and social progress and surveys the opinions of the Cuban refugees who travelled to Florida aboard the Mariel Flotilla. Their situation has improved greatly since it was last assessed in 1983, and the Mariel refugees report strong satisfaction with their United States experience. (BJV)
Descriptors: Cubans, Economic Progress, English (Second Language), Entrepreneurship
Jensen, Leif; Tienda, Marta – Migration World, 1987
Documents and explains immigrant-native born American trends and differentials in poverty and public assistance utilization from 1960-1980. Immigration over this period is characterized by increases in the following: (1) flow of immigration; (2) downward trend in immigrants entering under the family reunification provisions; (3) percentage…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Economic Factors, Economic Progress, Ethnic Groups
