The study determined: if there were economic and/or demographic differences between them which existed prior to out-migration; what were the actual earnings differences between cohorts of return and nonreturn migrants following their migration; and if return migrants experienced an improvement or worsening in earnings relative to cohorts of…

Highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration. Further, it outlines the conditions under which diversity can be brought to the forefront as one of society's strengths. (GR)

A classic, purportedly authentic, account of the origins of Lenape (Delaware) Indians was exposed as a scholarly hoax perpetrated by Constantine Rafinesque in the 1830s. Rafinesque sought to reconcile American Indian origins with Biblical teachings and promoted the "Bering Strait theory" of Indian origins. Describes involvement of a…

Between 1983 and 1990, the United States experienced one of its longest periods of economic expansion since the Second World War. The 1983-95 period has been a time of fundamental economic change, with wide variations by state and region caused by industrial restructuring, worker migration, and immigration. (JOW)

In the Spring 1995 issue of this journal, Angela Smith contended that open enrollment is not mutually exclusive with desegregation. Joseph McKinney's response presents enrollment percentages and related historical information for Omaha and Iowa and asserts that the typical effect of school choice is to increase not only racial segregation but also…

Analysis of data for male workers from the 1940 Census found that racial differences in human capital and other characteristics explain all of the unemployment gap between blacks and whites in the South, but less than half in the North. Migration of black workers to the North may have increased the probability of their unemployment. (SK)

Discusses the following questions concerning the immigration multiplier: (1) what constitutes chain migration; (2) what part of the chain is being examined; (3) will changes in immigration law lessen the impact of chain migration; and (4) what can be learned by studying chain migrants' characteristics and role in society. (JS)

Mourning which results from loss of country and the threat to identity posed by the migration process are examined. Attention is given to nostalgia, similarities between a parent and a country, and between parent loss and loss of country. Parallels between parents and country are highlighted in a case vignette. (IAH)

Finds that, for 6,137 Mexican-American households, internal migration within five southwestern states between 1975 and 1980 was related to younger age, smaller household size, employment status in 1975 and 1980, and employment in managerial, professional, farming, forestry, and fishing occupations. Contains 20 references. (SV)

Outlines the recent developments in migration laws and political unrest with respect to Communist Soviet authority and United States policies toward Soviet refugees. Developments in the Baltic states, Moldavia, East Germany, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia are discussed. (JS)

Economic restructuring, low wages, unemployment, outmigration, and high poverty rates affect rural and small-town schools, which enroll nearly 40 percent of the school-age population. Increasing proportions of rural school enrollments are children at risk and in need of special programs. (SK)

Reviews literature from the 1980s on Hispanic families in the United States. Notes evidence of social adaptation approach in demographic and migration research literature. Concludes that different Hispanic ethnic groups have had dissimilar experiences in family viability and that comparative research is needed to clarify contributory factors.…

Includes "Millions of Workers on the Move" (Stalker); "Migrants Working and Living in Europe Today" (Bohning); "The Attraction of the Gulf"; "Sri Lanka to Kuwait and Back: The Crisis of Domestic Workers" (Goodson); and "Alternatives to Migration" (Fromont). (JOW)

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…

The transition to a market economy in Albania is a relatively long and complex process. It is characterized by the demolition of old structures and the establishment of new ones, often in parallel, until a new, completely different economic system emerges. During this difficult and innovative process, a myriad of interconnected problems have…