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Tunger, Verena; Mar-Molinero, Clare; Paffey, Darren; Vigers, Dick; Barlog, Cecylia – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2010
This paper explores the implications of new patterns of migration (temporary, circular) for national and regional language policies in officially bilingual areas. Contrasting urban and rural sites in the UK (Wales), Spain (Valencia) and Switzerland (Grisons), it examines the dominant discourses regarding "national" (both in the formal…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Rural Urban Differences, Official Languages, Foreign Countries
Effland, Anne B. W.; Butler, Margaret A. – Rural Conditions and Trends, 1997
In 1996, nonmetropolitan immigrants lived mainly in the South (37%) and West (35%) but were unevenly distributed. Over half were Mexican; 38% of naturalized citizens, and 24% of noncitizens were children. Compared to metro immigrants, nonmetro immigrants had lower educational attainment, earnings, and rates of welfare assistance and higher poverty…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Moore, Joan W. – 1966
Comprising the second largest minority group in the United States, 87% of the Mexican American population live in five states in the Southwest. Characterized by a high birth rate, continuous immigration, and low income, the Mexicqn American population is an increasing source of concern in a welfare-oriented society. Educational attainment levels…
Descriptors: Age Differences, De Facto Segregation, Dependents, Educationally Disadvantaged