Examines the wetback migration, and legal migration from Mexico which have had a vigorous resurgence in the years following the termination of the bracero program in 1964: the migrants, their methods and the making of the structural forces promoting and sustaining this migration do not conform to commonly held beliefs. (Author/JM)

Describes selected characteristics of a group of black disadvantaged urban migrants and discusses the factors that relate to problems of employment they face in the city. (JM)

Details causes of migration in India and situations children find themselves in, and how these situations complicate the provision of education. Examines the impact on children's physical, psychosocial, and intellectual growth, and evaluates intervention measures, including a program for street children. Provides recommendations for addressing…

An interview with a former official of the Migration Division of the Puerto Rican Department of Labor. (RJ)

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND NEEDS OF ADULT MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND TO DETERMINE THE EDUCATIONAL TREATMENT OF THESE NEEDS. THE STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION OF ARIZONA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS PLUS THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AND…

This book comprises papers delivered at a conference of National Experts on Migration. The principle objective of the conference was twofold: to examine significant trends that will affect the future of migration in countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCED), and to identify the relevant issues that will have to…

Reviews research on the factors that affect the mental health of Puerto Ricans who migrate to the United States. Three groups are discussed: (1) those who migrate; (2) those who migrate and return; and (3) those who migrate and return more than once. (EVL)

THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF A 1957 SURVEY MADE IN SIX SPECIALLY CHOSEN SOUTHERN TEXAS CITIES, WHERE MIGRANTS WERE QUESTIONED REGARDING (1) FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS, INCLUDING MOVEMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS THE PREVIOUS YEAR, FAMILY SIZE, AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND, AND (2) PROBLEMS CAUSING EDUCATIONAL DIFFICULTIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. CURRENT…

THIS ISSUE OF "FLORIDA HEALTH NOTES" DISCUSSES FLORIDA'S MIGRANTS AND THE MIGRANT HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED--THEIR HOUSING AND SANITATION FACILITIES, THEIR LONG WORKING HOURS AND LOW WAGES, THEIR SUMMER MIGRATION PATTERNS, THEIR HEALTH…

Education about international migration should (1) utilize a framework of historical evolution; (2) stress the growing interdependence of nations; (3) emphasize universal moral values and the role of the individual in human rights; and (4) consider the complementary or competing portraits of international migration presented by the media. (DMM)

PERPLEXING PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN BECAUSE OF THE MIGRATION PATTERN OF YOUNG ADULTS FROM RURAL AREAS TO URBAN CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDE--(1) YOUTH ADJUSTING TO THE ADULT WORLD, (2) MOVING FROM THE SUB-CULTURE WHERE EARLY TRAINING WAS RECEIVED TO A DIFFERENT SUB-CULTURE, AND (3) PREPARATION FOR THE CONTINUALLY…

THIS BOOK DESCRIBING THE MIGRANT WORLD WAS WRITTEN TO (1) PORTRAY THE COMPLEX SETTING IN WHICH MIGRANT FAMILIES OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS LIVE AND WORK, (2) IDENTIFY THE ISSUES THEIR MIGRANCY RAISES FOR THEMSELVES, FOR THE COMMUNITIES AND STATES THAT RECRUIT THEIR LABOR, AND FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, AND (3) ATTEMPT A PREDICTION OF WHAT LIES…

Updating the findings reported in Colorado Legislative Publication No. 72, "Migratory Labor in Colorado," published in December of 1962, this 1970 staff report describes existing economic conditions of both growers and seasonal farm workers, governmental and private services available to the migrants, and some of the major migrant issues…

This research report focuses on the educational, migrational, and occupational characteristics of the rural-born people from various class origins in a highland minifundia community near Bogota, Colombia. Three main objectives are to describe the nature of growth and adjustment in the labor force under conditions of rapid population growth and…

The proceedings of a colloquy on the education and cultural development of migrant women, sponsored by the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Co-operation (CDCC), are summarized in this volume, which includes background papers, speeches, discussion summaries, recommendations, and bibliographies. The opening section explains the history of…