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Download full textPassel, Jeffrey S.; Fix, Michael – 2001
This report assesses the impact of immigration on the United States. The first section examines basic demographic trends regarding the scale of immigration, its pace, and its characteristics. Census 2000 figures suggest that immigration levels, particularly levels of undocumented and temporary immigration, are substantially higher than originally…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Children, Immigrants, Immigration
Fix, Michael; Passel, Jeffrey S.; Sucher, Kenneth – 2003
This brief examines changes in the number of naturalized citizens in the United States and the rate of naturalization, also exploring the size and characteristics of the pool of immigrants now or soon to be eligible to naturalize. Analysis of data from the Current Population Survey indicates that beginning in the mid-1990s, the number of…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Educational Attainment, Immigrants, Immigration
Passel, Jeffrey S.; Zimmermann, Wendy – 2001
This paper uses data from the U.S. decennial censuses and March Supplements to the Current Population Survey of 1995-99 to examine the historic patterns of immigrant settlement within the United States, recent shifts in these patterns, and the extent to which changes are due to the international versus internal migration, focusing particularly on…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Geographic Distribution, Immigrants, Immigration
Fix, Michael; Zimmermann, Wendy; Passel, Jeffrey S. – 2001
This paper examines the assimilation of immigrant families in the United States. Chapter 1, "Introduction," reviews basic issues. Chapter 2, "Why Discuss the Integration of Immigrant Families?" examines such issues as continuing mismatches between immigration and immigrant policies, population dispersal, the shifting political…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Family (Sociological Unit), Federal Government, Financial Support
Capps, Randy; Passel, Jeffrey S.; Perez-Lopez, Daniel; Fix, Michael – 2003
This guidebook is designed to help local policy makers, program implementers, and advocates use U.S. Census and other data sources to identify immigrant populations in their local communities (their characteristics, contributions, and needs). It lists relevant data sources, the information contained in each, where they can be located, and software…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, English (Second Language), Family Characteristics, Immigrants
Fix, Michael; Passel, Jeffrey S. – 2003
This paper highlights three major aspects of recent trends in immigration and their impact on schools: high sustained flows, growing geographic dispersal, and an increase in undocumented immigration. It focuses on such topics as who comes to the United States (legal, humanitarian, and undocumented immigrants); demographic context (income level and…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Family Income
