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Johnson, James H., Jr.; Farrell, Walter C., Jr.; Guinn, Chandra – International Migration Review, 1997
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)
Descriptors: Community Problems, Culture Conflict, Immigration, Migration Patterns
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Arnold, Fred – International Migration Review, 1989
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)
Descriptors: Demography, Family Characteristics, Foreign Policy, Futures (of Society)
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Rosenbaum, Walter A.; Button, James W. – Gerontologist, 1989
Surveyed local government officials and obtained socioeconomic data about local government regarding 103 municipalities and 62 counties in Florida to test 3 hypotheses concerning political impact of retirement migration on the Sunbelt. Findings suggest that aging persons, although politically active, are seldom involved in organized advocacy or…
Descriptors: Activism, Local Government, Migration, Migration Patterns
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Rogers, Andrei; Henning, Sabine – International Migration Review, 1999
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…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Indigenous Populations, Migration Patterns
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Falk, William F.; Hunt, Larry L.; Hunt, Matthew O. – Rural Sociology, 2004
Using samples of census data from the university of Minnesota Population Center's "Integrated Public Use Microdata Series" (IPUMS), we describe trends in African-American migration to the South across recent decades, and explore the applicability of the concept of "return migration" to various demographic patterns. Our findings suggest that the…
Descriptors: African Americans, Migration Patterns, Migration, Socioeconomic Status
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Longino, Charles F., Jr.; Bradley, Don E. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: This brief report takes a look at the preliminary estimates of the number and proportion of migrants over the age of 60 who moved to and from states between 1995 and 2000 and compares these estimates with those who made the same kind of move one decade earlier. Design and Methods: The 2000 census 1-in-100 public-use microdata sample,…
Descriptors: Retirement, Quality of Life, Migration Patterns, Migrants
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Lichter, Daniel T.; Johnson, Kenneth M. – Rural Sociology, 2006
This paper analyzes geographic patterns of population concentration and deconcentration among the foreign-born population during the 1990-2000 period. A goal is to examine whether the foreign-born population, including recent arrivals, are dispersing geographically from metro gateway cities into rural and other less densely populated parts of the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Migration Patterns, Population Distribution, Racial Segregation
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Manik, Sadhana – Perspectives in Education, 2007
Globalisation of the world economy has intensified migration in the twenty-first century. Professionals are vulnerable to transnational migration and the trend is for professionals from developing countries to fill labour gaps in developed countries. South Africa's (SA) inclusion in the world labour market suggests that she is not immune. She is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, Teacher Motivation, Faculty Mobility
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McLeman, Robert – Great Plains Quarterly, 2006
The question of how communities and individuals adapt to changing climatic conditions is of pressing concern to scientists and policymakers in light of the growing evidence that human activity has modified the Earth's climate. A number of authors have suggested that widespread changes in human settlement and migration patterns may occur in…
Descriptors: United States History, Climate, Migration Patterns, Rural Population
Richter, Kerry – 1983
The objective of this paper is to examine possible changes in the extent of the turnaround in growth patterns between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas throughout the 1970s. Comparisons of trends in both kinds of areas are made across three time periods: 1970-74, 1974-77, and 1977-80. Data used in the analysis are from a special file of…
Descriptors: Migration Patterns, Population Trends, Rural to Urban Migration, Trend Analysis
Girard, Alain – Prospects, 1974
The social and economic implications of migration for both the countries of arrival and the countries of departure are discussed. The right of the immigrant and his children to education is viewed as a "constant", despite political of economic policy. (JH)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Labor Utilization, Migrant Education
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Campbell, R. R.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1974
Descriptors: Blacks, Education, Family Characteristics, Income
Pido, Antonio J. A. – 1986
This book examines immigration from the Philippines to the United States, in terms of the historical, economic, political, social, military, and cultural macro and micro structures that precipitate it. Certain aspects of race and ethnic relations are explored. The study begins with conceptual and theoretical considerations on the issues of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Background, Economic Factors, Filipino Americans
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Morgan, Celia A. – Growth and Change, 1974
Descriptors: Correlation, Economic Factors, Metropolitan Areas, Migration Patterns
Kirman, J. M. – Northian, 1969
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Migration Patterns, Rural Urban Differences, Teacher Education Programs
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