Analyzes the historical realities behind the myth of America as a haven for refugees and the poor. The author argues that current proposals to control immigration (amnesty, guest workers, border control, repatriation, worker identification) are inadequate in the face of uncontrolled world population growth. (AM)

This article reviews the housing situation in Washington, D.C., from 1954 to the present. Statistics show the intensity of White flight from the inner city to the suburbs from 1960 to 1970. The effects of the subsequent return of Whites to the inner city, a reverse trend beginning in 1975, are discussed. (MC)

A profile of international Dominican migrants, most of whom come to the United States, is provided. Reasons for migration by age, sex, and social status are discussed and return migration patterns are examined. (Author/MC)

Explores determinants, characteristics, and patterns of migration in Africa and relates these factors to socioeconomic change processes. Influences of migration are evaluated as they relate to work conditions, land use, marriage and family patterns, life style, and new skills and experiences gained in formal and non-formal educational situations.…

Data on rural-urban differences in access to telecommunications technology suggest that the U.S. "digital divide" is diminishing. However, major shortcomings in telecommunications infrastructure persist in rural America, and more serious barriers to rural development are related to human capital shortages. These may be resolved in some…

Speculates on what key trends, organizations, and ideas would appear in a future history of English language teaching in the 1980s and 1990s. The discussion touches on international migration and language learning, the impact of central and eastern Europe, cognitive style, translation, the role of linguistics in second language learning, lexical…

Advocates greater use of the Public Use Microdata Samples (PUMS), computer readable samples of individual and household records from the manuscript census schedules. An analysis of southern migration during and after World War II reveals the wealth of material in PUMS and the many ways it can be used. (MJP)

Argues that the semiperipheral development of Puerto Rico since around 1975 has created a relative labor surplus in formal sectors of the economy while increasing demand for cheap labor in the informal service sector. Describes migration of Puerto Ricans to and from the U.S. and of Dominicans to Puerto Rico. (AF)

The consequences of migration for the position of the Frisian language in the Netherlands are analyzed. An annual model is presented that can estimate the effect of extraprovincial migration on the number of people speaking Frisian at home. (Contains 31 references.) (Author/LB)

Compares modern population problems with those of previous generations. Examines variations in population problems in different countries and world regions and the ways in which demographic events (e.g., rapid population growth or urbanization) in one region affect other regions. Advocates preparing for demographic changes through education. (DMM)

Reviews the history of population education programs in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1970 to 1992 and changes in fertility, mortality, and migration during that period. Considers issues such as government styles and motivations, staff shortages, cooperation among administrators, teacher training, distance education, and new management…

Examines the importance of place of birth on the internal migration and spatial redistribution patterns of the foreign-born population in the United States for 1965-70 and 1975-80, relying mainly on the Public Use Microdata sample. Age patterns of migration are also analyzed for different groups. (SLD)

Uses models to illustrate the possible "migration route" of the sugar maple in response to predicted global climate change. Curriculum activities for students are provided that specifically address the sugar maple forests of the Great Lakes regions. (ZWH)

Studied how acculturative stress affects self-esteem of 240 upper elementary school children in Puerto Rico, half of whom had never migrated, and half of whom had spent at least one academic year in the United States. Data suggest lower self-esteem for migrants and more disadvantages because they are placed in second-language programs and delayed…

The alarmist tone of four of these books is consistent with the surging anti-immigration sentiment of the mid-1990s. None is a serious effort to analyze the complex effects of immigration in the United States. The other two books reviewed present thoughtful and carefully researched examinations of immigration questions. (SLD)