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Ornstein, Allan C. – Principal, 1982
The new wave of youngsters in city schools will require remedial help out of proportion to the financial and political resources that cities will be able to invest in schools. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Disadvantaged Youth, Economic Factors, Elementary Education
Return Migration and Remittances: Developing a Caribbean Perspective. RIIES Occasional Papers No. 3.
Stinner, William F., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The 13 papers in this volume discuss issues relating to Caribbeans who have migrated to the United States and then returned to their home countries. The last three papers focus on remittances, migrants' ongoing remitting of cash and other economic resources to the home society. Paper titles (and authors) are the following: (1) "Introductory…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
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
Bryce-Laporte, Roy S., Ed.; Mortimer, Delores M., Ed. – 1983
Twelve research papers on Caribbean immigrants to the United States are collected in this volume. Their titles (and authors) are the following: (1) "The United States' Role in Caribbean Migration: Background to the Problem" (Roy S. Bryce-Laporte); (2) "International Migration and the Political Economy of Underdevelopment: Aspects of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Peer reviewedMuschkin, Clara G. – International Migration Review, 1993
Explores the individual-level relationship of return migrant status to employment outcomes, taking into account local and regional factors such as the Puerto Rican level of employment. Findings using 1970 and 1980 Census data support a negative influence of return migrant status. Mediating factors are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Economic Factors, Employment Level, Employment Patterns
Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Santiago, Carlos – 1994
This report shows that the face of the Puerto Rican population in the United States has changed dramatically in recent years. The analysis is based largely on data from the 1980 and 1990 Censuses of Population, but it is supplemented by other sources. The number of Puerto Ricans in the United States has increased from close to 2 million in 1980 to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Census Figures, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment
Winter, Frank H. – 1988
The history of Filipino immigrants to the United States and the contributions they have made to American society are discussed in this book which is part of a series for children. The Philippines is the only nation in Asia that is predominantly Christian and English-speaking. The country was a colony of the United States from 1896 to 1946, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Economic Factors
Peer reviewedMcKay, Sandra Lee – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Examines demographic changes in the United States since 1980s influencing the recent effort to assert English over other languages. Key issues include: efforts to ensure English dominance in English-Only initiatives; court rulings on English-Only regulations in the workplace; and bilingual education legislation. Reviews current research on…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Competition, Court Litigation
