Although Black and Hispanic congressmen managed to overcome redistricting of urban areas and maintain or increase their seats in the House, demographic trends remain a threat to minority representation. There are two solutions: (1) a break-up of de facto residential segregation, and (2) increased willingness of White majorities to elect minority…

Provides a schematic overview of 60 key organizations, agencies, committees, and research programs, both private and governmental, national and international, that are currently studying the migration process and making the results of their research available to the public. (Author)

Explored issues concerning aged return migration, including the common features of states that strongly attract their migration-prone native sons and daughters and what might account for the differences in demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of return and non-return migrants. (Author)

Important demographic trends in the United States include 1) the population's changing age profile, 2) the tendency for young people to remain single longer, 3) the widening mortality differential between the sexes, and 4) reversal of migration trends. Available from: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Box 211, Amsterdam, the Netherlands,…

Points out significant changes in the Hispanic population between 1990 and 2000. Explores changes in the size and distribution of the Latino population using short-form data from the 1990 and 2000 censuses. Indicates significant growth of the Hispanic population who identify as 'other' Latino and the growing importance of the Midwest and South as…

Examines the lives of New York's new Brazilian immigrants, typically undocumented, White middle class refugees from hyperinflation, who find temporary work as maids, gogo dancers, busboys, and waiters. Finds that most are disheartened by their change in status; predicts that many will decide that their future lies in this country. (DM)

Discusses the following points about the immigration multiplier: (1) analyses portray policy alternatives as mechanisms operating upon exogenously-determined demand for immigrant slots; (2) immigration policy in the U.S. and elsewhere has resulted in unintended consequences; and (3) the immigration multiplier is exaggerated if the theoretical…

Examines the plight of environmental refugees and the adequacy of political responses to the situation. Discusses the consequences of accelerated environmental change, particularly the impact of global warming on human migration. (LZ)

Used secondary data sources to examine relative importance of geographic mobility as factor affecting use of Veterans Administration (VA) health services by older veterans. Found that variation in state VA health service admission rates was better explained primarily by characteristics of resident nonmobile veteran population and characteristics…

Analysis of population trends in 293 nonmetropolitan counties in the Great Plains, 1950-90, reveals that the rural population turnaround of the 1970s has indeed ended. During the 1980s, 84% of these counties had total population declines, and 96% had net outmigration. The most important variable in producing positive trends was inmigration of…

The effect of changes in metropolitan area definition and poverty area boundaries was analyzed. Between 1972 and 1989, the poor became less concentrated in high poverty areas. However, the numbers of poor people and the national poverty rate in 1989 remained higher than in the 1970s. (SK)

Describes the Monarch Watch program that tracks the migration of the monarch butterfly. Presents activities that introduce students to research and international collaboration between students and researchers. Familiarizes students with monarchs, stimulates their interest, and helps them generate questions that can lead to good research projects.…

Looks at current changes in U.S. immigration patterns, resulting in a constant influx of non-white populations. Demonstrates how these changes have altered the nature of American society and school populations, in particular. Shows how ethnic studies, particularly with regard to foreign language teacher education programs, constitutes a reasonable…

The effect of the court ordered desegregation plans, on trends in segregation and white flight, are estimated. The effect of availability of school districts and other factors on the white flight across districts is also mentioned.

Through this middle school curriculum, students observe bird feeders outside their classrooms, learn to identify birds that visit, and use a simple protocol for counting the birds and collecting other data before sending it to Cornell scientists via the Internet. The activities within the curriculum are inquiry-based and interdisciplinary. This…