Adolescent English language learners present particular challenges for schools. The population of adolescent ELLs is diverse, and their educational needs are affected by differences in immigration status, quality of educational background, native language, cultural distance from U.S. culture, future plans, and economic status. The article offers…

Public concerns regarding illegal immigration are currently polarizing the United States. Regardless of one's position, the children of illegal (also referred to as undocumented) immigrants are in a particularly vulnerable situation. While undocumented children are allowed free public primary and secondary education, their path to skills…

Economic projections for California indicate a continuation of the trend toward a more highly skilled economy. Projections of educational attainment for the future population tend to predict a wide gap between the levels of skills the population is likely to possess and the level of skills the economy is likely to need. This issue of California…

This article considers the general treatment of asylum-seeking families with children in the UK, focusing on the government's practices and public reactions to these measures. It first describes both the exclusive asylum framework, based on institutionalised suspicion, welfare restrictions and detention, and the inclusive child policy framework,…

This paper concerns the issue of the continual arrival of irregular immigrants in Malta and the problems that ensue. The view generally held is that we need to respond to the needs of irregular immigrants by providing services. However, with reference to some of Jacques Derrida's ideas, I argue in this paper that the "other"/immigrant is…

Numerous theorists have identified a need for students to learn to solve global concerns in an increasingly interconnected world. The issue of immigration policy is one such concern. This study analyzed the texts of two programs teaching deliberation and U.S. immigration policy. The purpose of the study was to analyze instructional materials that…

Uses within-year apprehensions data to test the economic determinants of Mexican undocumented immigration to the U.S. Data are highly seasonal; within-year border patrol apprehensions suggest that this seasonality is not solely due to changes in border patrol enforcement. (Author/LHW)

This hearing was held to learn about the implementation of the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System (SEVIS), designed to monitor international students studying in the United States, and the interactions among institutions of higher education, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), and the U.S. Department of State. Following…

This paper discusses controversy over the relevance of the past for understanding immigrant trajectories of today. While one interpretation says that the past and present fundamentally diverge (such that a substantial portion of today's newcomers are unlikely to climb up and into the American social order in the fashion experienced in previous…

This book explores the condition of Filipinos in the United States and their self-identification. Filipinos are the largest contingent of Asian/Pacific Islanders in the United States today, and their numbers are growing. The Filipino diaspora is reassessing its historical past and claiming a future that confronts white supremacy. These chapters…

Presents three renowned writers who have chosen from diverse genres to tell immigrant tales through memoir, contemporary vignettes, and historical fiction. Notes that each author captures very real adolescent voices and their stories. Discusses Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes," An Na's "A Step form Heaven," and Norma Fox…

Examines the historical frontiers and continuity of the Filipino encounter with the United States from beyond the mainstream perspective on this 20th-century event. Examines the role of minority and immigrant Americans as subordinate groups affected by the forces of Manifest Destiny and resistant to white hegemony to give an alternative reading of…

Examined the process of ethnic-identity exploration among 170 Russian-speaking immigrant adolescents in Finland. Results empirically verify and specify the various stages of the process of ethnic-identity exploration among these young immigrants. (SLD)

Focuses on the Korean-immigrant community's cultural conflict within the "1.5" generation, showing that the sociocultural characteristics and psychological experiences of the preadult immigrant (the "1.5" generation) are distinct from those of the first- or second-generation ethnic American. Interviews with 117 Korean Americans…

Describes the Colombian immigrant community in New York as revealed through a survey conducted in May 1997. Study findings show that most of the Colombian immigrants were attracted to the United States because of better material and economic conditions. Once established, most succeed in becoming part of the workforce. (SLD)