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Peer reviewedEllis, Mark; Wright, Richard – International Migration Review, 1998
Compares characteristics of recent immigrant arrivals in the United States using two measures from the U.S. Census, the "came-to-stay" question and the migrant question. Results suggest that immigration researchers should consider the idea of arrival carefully to distinguish between newcomers and the resident foreign born. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Census Figures, Immigrants, Immigration
Peer reviewedRogers, Andrei; Henning, Sabine – International Migration Review, 1999
Examined the influence of birth place on the internal migration and spatial redistribution patterns of foreign-born and native-born populations in the United States for 1975 to 1980 and 1985 to 1990. Differing patterns and networks established by immigrant cohorts have resulted in higher concentrations of the foreign-born compared to the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Indigenous Populations, Migration Patterns
Download full textPassel, 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
Arasteh, Hamid – 1994
This study focused on Iranian students in the United States and factors influencing their decision to stay in the United States or return to the Islamic Republic of Iran after completion of their studies. Data were gathered via a mail survey of 130 Iranian students. Results indicated that almost 70 percent of respondents expressed intentions to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAlba, Richard D.; And Others – International Migration Review, 1995
Investigates the racial and ethnic composition of neighborhoods in the Greater New York metropolitan area in the 1970-90 period, when the region was a major receiving ground for immigrant groups. Increasing racial and ethnic composition of some neighborhoods is counterbalanced by greater numbers of all-minority neighborhoods. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Change, Ethnic Groups, Immigrants, Immigration
Clark, William A. V. – 1998
Since 1965, changes in the immigration law have altered the influx from abroad and transformed the nation, especially California. This book examines the fundamental transformation of the state's population, focusing on local outcomes in California communities. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss social and economic causes of immigration, types of migrants,…
Descriptors: American Dream, Asian Americans, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs
