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Boswell, Thomas D. – Journal of Geography, 1984
To illustrate how various groups of Spanish-Americans differ from one another, the migration histories and the distributional characteristics of the Cuban and Puerto Rican populations living in the United States are compared. (RM)
Descriptors: Cubans, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Demography
Espenshade, Thomas J. – 1986
The low fertility of Western industrial nations is likely to become a permanent condition; in the absence of immigration, populations with below-replacement fertility will eventually decline in size. But at the same time fertility is declining, international migration to the West is accelerating. Legal immigration to the United States rose from…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Birth Rate, Demography, Foreign Countries

Frey, William H. – Gerontologist, 1995
Examines how 1990 state elderly populations have been affected by "new elderly births" (a state's population, ages 55-59 in 1985, which survived to ages 60-64 in 1990) as well as by migration components. During the 1985-90 period, elderly births exerted a greater impact than migration on elderly gains and demographic composition for all…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Asian Americans, Blacks, Demography
City Univ. of New York, NY. Office of the Chancellor. – 1995
This monograph analyzes the effects of recent trends in immigration from foreign countries and migration from Puerto Rico on the makeup of the City University of New York (CUNY) student body and provides preliminary assessments of related educational needs. An introduction describes the research for the study which included census data, other…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Demography, Enrollment Trends, Futures (of Society)

LaPrairie-Whitacre, Lisa Allison – Journal of Geography, 1991
Presents lessons on geographic concepts concerning migration and population change. Suggests student analysis of census data. Focuses on the recent influx of Hispanic immigrants through concepts of assimilation, discrimination, and time decay. Observes that Hispanics, the oldest U.S. immigrant group, are presently viewed as the newest. Examines…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Demography, Geographic Concepts, Geography Instruction
Giraldo, Fernando Urrea – 1982
This study analyzes the results of a survey conducted on the participation of Colombian migrant households in the New York City labor market and the occupational mobility of these men and women in that labor market. It focuses on the socioeconomic dimensions of their migration on three levels: (1) macroeconomic--concerning the New York City labor…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Demography, Economic Factors, Family Income
Couvertier, Aixa B. – 1997
Puerto Ricans in the United States are often assumed to be bilingual, and most are to some degree. Among Puerto Ricans, frequent returns home are common, allowing for immersion in both cultures and communication in both Spanish and English. Despite availability of bilingual education, programs are too short for participants to attain even a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Code Switching (Language), Demography, Dialects
Whitener, Leslie A. – 1982
Using data obtained in December 1979 from the biennial Hired Farm Working Force Survey supplement of the Current Population Survey, case weights were applied to obtain a sample of 149 migrant farmworker case studies (selected from an estimated 217,000 migrant farmworkers) to ascertain the agricultural attachment level of migrant farmworkers in…
Descriptors: Age, Agricultural Laborers, Blacks, Census Figures
Colorado Migrant Council, Denver. – 1980
Social, economic, educational, and attitudinal data concerning migrant and seasonal farmworkers in 16 states were obtained through personal interviews from January 1978 through February 1979. Responses involving about 84,000 individuals were tabulated for use in program planning, administration, and funding. Data from interviews conducted in the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Attitude Measures, Databases, Demography