1st Edition
Keys to Successful Immigration Implications of the New Jersey Experience
By Thomas J. Espenshade
Copyright 1997
446 Pages
by
Routledge
446 Pages
by
Routledge
446 Pages
by
Routledge
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Published in 1997. The Urban Institute has been studying immigration for almost a decade and a half. In recent years, the Institute’s focus has widened to include immigration integration. Unlike immigration policy, which is a federal responsibility, policies regarding immigrant integration have been left in the hands of states and localities and vary widely by region. This book focuses on the... Read more
1. New Jersey in Comparative Perspective Part 1: Demographic Context 2. Comparing Demographic and Labor-Market Characteristics of New Jersey and US Foreign Born 3. Undocumented Immigrants in New Jersey: Numbers, Impacts and Policies 4. Taking the Pulse of Public Opinion towards Immigrants Part 2: Economic, Social and Political Impacts 5. Immigration and the Wages and Employment of US-Born Workers in New Jersey 6. State and Local Fiscal Impacts of New Jersey’s Immigrant and Native Households 7. Immigrant Education in New Jersey: Policies and Practices 8. Effects of Parents’ Place of Birth and Ethnicity on Birth Outcomes in New Jersey 9. Migrants and Settlers: Political Opportunities and Political Behaviours among New Jersey Immigrants Part 3: Processes of Immigrant Adaptation 10. Immigration and Fertility in New Jersey: A Comparison of Native and Foreign-born Women 11. Immigrants’ Earnings and Labor-Market Assimilation: A Case Study of New Jersey 12. Homeownership Attainment of New Jersey Immigrants 13. Segregation by Ethnicity and Immigrant Status in New Jersey 14. Migrants and the Linguistic Ecology of New Jersey.
Biography
Espenshade, Thomas J.
