Compares characteristics of recent immigrant arrivals in the United States using two measures from the U.S. Census, the "came-to-stay" question and the migrant question. Results suggest that immigration researchers should consider the idea of arrival carefully to distinguish between newcomers and the resident foreign born. (SLD)

Assesses the relationship of change in neighborhood ethnic composition and 1970 psychiatric hospitalization rates for persons born in Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, the U.S.S.R., and Italy. Concludes that such neighborhood change was unrelated to psychiatric hospitalization rates of the foreign born. Discusses policy implications and…

Examined the influence of birth place on the internal migration and spatial redistribution patterns of foreign-born and native-born populations in the United States for 1975 to 1980 and 1985 to 1990. Differing patterns and networks established by immigrant cohorts have resulted in higher concentrations of the foreign-born compared to the…

To facilitate cross-cultural inquiry, there is a strong desire for precise definitions of movement based upon strictly specified criteria. Although unresolved, much of the concern expressed could be met if definitions are acknowledged to reflect the nature of the research problem, and to vary with the level of inquiry. (Author)

The mental maps (geographic depiction of expressed preferences for alternative residential locations) of 148 scholarship holders of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii wer examined. (NQ)

In a secondary analysis of citizenship acquisition among legal Mexican immigrants many individual characteristics which were significant in previous studies did not correlate with an interest in naturalization. Positive correlations were found in these areas: (1) roots in the United States; (2) residential patterns; and (3) barriers and attitudes…

Examines the relationship between mobility and fertility among women in a low income urban neighborhood, comparing recent movers with long-term residents in one neighborhood in Bronx, New York with a view toward clarifying the relationship between fertility and intra-urban migration or mobility; movers are found to have lower fertility than…

Examines the importance of place of birth on the internal migration and spatial redistribution patterns of the foreign-born population in the United States for 1965-70 and 1975-80, relying mainly on the Public Use Microdata sample. Age patterns of migration are also analyzed for different groups. (SLD)

Using data from the 1990 Panel Study of Income Dynamics Latino sample, examines three competing hypotheses for understanding extended family living among Mexican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban immigrants. Findings indicate no significant relationship between living with extended kin and cultural indicators. Extended family living represents a resource…

Investigates the racial and ethnic composition of neighborhoods in the Greater New York metropolitan area in the 1970-90 period, when the region was a major receiving ground for immigrant groups. Increasing racial and ethnic composition of some neighborhoods is counterbalanced by greater numbers of all-minority neighborhoods. (SLD)

Examines three hypotheses regarding the relationship between nativity, language affiliation, and interurban mobility in Canada during the intercensal period 1976-81. A series of crosstabular and logistic regression analyses provide support for all three hypotheses. Theoretical and policy implications are discussed in the context of ethnic…

Using 1980 and 1980 census data, tests hypotheses about the effects of adaptation, assimilation, and disruption on Mexican-origin women's fertility. Fertility declines with greater length of familial exposure to the United States, suggesting that fertility behavior of Mexican Americans will come to resemble that of the general population. (SLD)

International migration is presented as a permanent phenomenon. Historical changes in migration patterns are traced; and different types of immigration policies, and current and future trends are reviewed. Open and unrestricted immigration is a thing of the past, but selective, and illegal, immigration will continue. (SLD)

Investigates home ownership differences among 12 racial and ethnic groups using the Public Use Sample data of the 1980 Census. Majority group members have the greatest probability of home ownership. Results support an assimilation perspective on home ownership. (SLD)

Examines the role of human capital and labor market characteristics in explaining geographic and individual differentials in socioeconomic outcomes of Puerto Rican women in mainland United States. Human capital plays a larger role than do labor market characteristics in the better socioeconomic performance of Puerto Ricans outside the Northeast.…