This policy brief provides a review of the social science evidence on the housing-school nexus, highlighting the problem of reoccurring racial segregation and inequality absent strong, proactive federal or state integration policies. Three areas of research are covered: (a) the nature of the housing-school nexus; (b) the impact of school…

Determinants of interstate migration from 1970-1975 are analyzed to predict the impact of President Reagan's proposal to shift the burden of welfare expenditures to the states. Data taken from several government statistical publications indicate that states generous in welfare may lose White taxpayers to less generous states. (KC)

This report examines the question of which immigrants to the United States are more likely to be "Americanized" and absorbed into the American nation. The 1990 census found that about 40 percent of all foreign-born residents of the United States were naturalized citizens, while among those who arrived before 1980, about 60 percent were citizens.…

These proceedings of a 1982 symposium on Scandinavian emigration in Australia include presentations on three general topics: field work conducted in Australia and New Zealand in 1980-82; research progress; and Australian immigration policy. The presentors and their papers are: (1) Hans Norman, "The Emigration to America from the Nordic…

Examines the historical patterns and components of the population flows that have contributed to recent metropolitan development in the sunbelt. Examines potential problems and fundamental contradictions inherent in both the continuation and cessation of the population influx. Suggests that these demographic and economic trends may seriously…

This paper examines the reasons Italian women migrate to other countries. The paper asserts that, historically, women have been virtually ignored in the study of migration patterns. A growing consensus among experts is to consider migrations as a social phenomenon of global importance and under the banner of international cooperation. The reasons…

Advocates greater use of the Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS), computer readable samples of individual and household records from the manuscript census schedules. An analysis of southern migration during and after World War II reveals the wealth of material in PUMS and the many ways it can be used. (MJP)

Symposium organizers commissioned papers that examined existing Chicano research in studies of family, labor, and migration, three subjects continually recurring in Chicano research. The papers were organized in four sessions: historical and contemporary research on Chicano workers, foundations of research on Chicano families, Chicano domestic and…

This paper quantifies and analyzes the total flows of human capital moving in and out of the West over time as a result of interregional migration. Particular emphasis is placed on analyzing the "age-education" interaction effect of migration on flows of human capital. Migration was highly selective of the young and/or highly educated…

A national survey which asked Canadian students where they would most and least prefer to live revealed that most preferred to stay near home and disliked, or were neutral toward, other places. Classroom exercises to help college and secondary students understand the geographical ideas mentioned in this article are provided. (RM)

Discusses the impact of school desegregation and cross-district bussing upon white flight to the suburban school districts of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina, in response to a 1970 court-ordered desegregation plan. (Author/DB)

The results of research designed to measure black residential segregation outside the central cities (i.e., the suburbs) of ten areas of Michigan are reported. The census data suggest that while substantial migration of blacks into the suburbs occurred in several areas of Michigan during the 1960's, the suburban black population numbers remained…

This paper offers a conceptual "map" of issues and approaches in immigration research and illustrates features of the map with the significant contributions of Latino Studies to immigration research. One axis of the map concerns the time line of various waves of immigration. Although research on immigrants and immigration processes was a…

This book is a collection of articles and research materials on Arab-Americans. Part one of the book provides an historical overview of Arab-Americans, their reasons for emigration from Greater Syria, and profiles of the two major religious groups, Muslims and Christians, in the United States Arab population. Authors of this section include Alixa…

This study analyzes the development of the need for migrant laborers in northwestern Ohio, their continual use, the composition of the labor force, and the national travel patterns of migrant laborers who work in the region. (Author)