Investigates employment patterns of Indochinese refugees. A multivariate model is used to distinguish the employed from those seeking employment. Early arrivals, recent arrivals, and each of four major ethnic groups are considered separately. (Author/CMG)

Focuses on the relationship between ethnicity and geographic mobility in Canada by examining 1971 census data. Suggests that both ethnic and social demographic characteristics are important sources of migration differentials and provides a theoretical model for further examination of ethnicity and migration. (Author/GC)

Examined the relationship between Hispanic immigrant generation and high school dropout rates. Using National Education Longitudinal Study data, researchers followed Hispanic eighth graders for 4 years to investigate dropout behavior. Odds of early high school dropout were uniformly high among all generations. Net of various relevant factors,…

Critical issues and methodological problems concerning migration and mental health are examined. A model for determining predictor variables of depression in immigrant Mexican women is tested. Demographic, economic, and interpersonal factors are isolated as a subset of depression predictors within the model. (VM)

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…

Examines Chicano return migration and earnings differentials between return and onward Chicano migrants by reviewing 1990 Public Use Microdata Sample of the U.S. census. Results indicate that Chicano return migrants have smaller earnings largely due to living in areas with higher concentrations of co-ethnics. Apparently, return migrants are…

Examines the determinants of occupational mobility for a sample of unauthorized Latino men who received temporary residency status under the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act. Data show English language ability, experience, risk of being apprehended, migrant networks, and the wage penalty for unauthorized workers all play roles in mobility…

Investigates home ownership differences among 12 racial and ethnic groups using the Public Use Sample data of the 1980 Census. Majority group members have the greatest probability of home ownership. Results support an assimilation perspective on home ownership. (SLD)

Examines the relationship between adjustment in school of 51 immigrant Jewish children (aged 6 to 15 years, born in the former Soviet Union), and their parents' attitudes to social change and new experiences in comparison with 51 U.S.-born Jewish children. Parental attitudes are significant predictors of adjustment for both groups. (SLD)