Descriptor
Family Characteristics | 4 |
Family Size | 4 |
Migration Patterns | 4 |
Demography | 3 |
Futures (of Society) | 3 |
Immigrants | 3 |
Parents | 3 |
Spouses | 3 |
Children | 2 |
Siblings | 2 |
Foreign Policy | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Numerical/Quantitative Data | 4 |
Journal Articles | 3 |
Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
Reports - General | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
California | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Jasso, Guillermina; Rosenzweig, Mark R. – International Migration Review, 1989
Reviews evidence of the extent to which U.S. immigrants utilize the family reunification entitlements of immigration laws. Examines two studies of the immigrant cohort: Jasso and Rosenzweig (1986) and the General Accounting Office report (1988). Provides estimates of the characteristics of U.S. citizen sponsors of immigrant spouses and parents.…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Characteristics, Family Size, Foreign Policy

Heinberg, John D.; And Others – International Migration Review, 1989
Develops and analyzes a new database that links information on a sample of exempt immediate relative immigrants in Fiscal Year 1985 with information on the characteristics of their petitioners or sponsors in order to examine the chain migration issue. Analysis indicates that an explosive increase is unlikely. (JS)
Descriptors: Children, Family Characteristics, Family Size, Futures (of Society)

Arnold, Fred; And Others – International Migration Review, 1989
Explores the effect of "chaining" through the petitioning of relatives on the demand for future immigrant visas by Koreans and Filipinos. Presents analyses that derive different multipliers that may be used in estimating the effects of chain migration, including a Theoretical Multiplier, an Adjusted Multiplier, and a Projected…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Family Characteristics, Family Size
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