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Demography (1982) 19 (3): 279–290.
Published: 01 August 1982
..., of the FY1971 cohort of legal immigrants to the United States as of January 1979. The merged data indicate that the cumulative net emigration rate for the entire cohort could have been as high as 50 percent. Canadian emigration was probably between 51 and 55 percent. Emigration rates for legal immigrants from...
View articletitled, Estimating the emigration rates of legal <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span> using administrative and survey data: The 1971 cohort of <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span> to the United States
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in Immigrant Legal Status and Health: Legal Status Disparities in Chronic Conditions and Musculoskeletal Pain Among Mexican-Born Farm Workers in the United States
> Demography
Published: 05 December 2018
Fig. 3 Odds ratios for unauthorized immigrants compared with authorized immigrants for 10 health outcomes. Full regression results are presented in Table B1 of the online appendix.
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Demography (2017) 54 (5): 1973–1998.
Published: 15 August 2017
...Zoya Gubernskaya; Zequn Tang Abstract Older immigrants are more likely to share residence with their adult children and other family members than are U.S.-born older adults. Because socioeconomic factors only partially explain these differences and direct measures of cultural preferences are seldom...
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View articletitled, Just Like in Their Home Country? A Multinational Perspective on Living Arrangements of Older <span class="search-highlight">Immigrants</span> in the United States
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for article titled, Just Like in Their Home Country? A Multinational Perspective on Living Arrangements of Older <span class="search-highlight">Immigrants</span> in the United States
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Published: 16 March 2012
Fig. 1 Number of immigrants born in the former Soviet Union awarded permanent residency by major visa entry category and year (in thousands), 1980–2006. Data are based on year granted permanent residency, which may not reflect actual year of entry to the United States. Some refugees initially
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Demography (1986) 23 (3): 291–311.
Published: 01 August 1986
...Guillermina Jasso; Mark R. Rosenzweig Abstract This paper reports estimates of the total numbers of actual legal immigrants to the United States that result from the family reunification provisions of U.S. immigration law. These immigration multipliers are estimated separately for major visa...
View articletitled, Family reunification and the <span class="search-highlight">immigration</span> multiplier: U.S. <span class="search-highlight">immigration</span> law, origin-country conditions, and the reproduction of <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span>
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for article titled, Family reunification and the <span class="search-highlight">immigration</span> multiplier: U.S. <span class="search-highlight">immigration</span> law, origin-country conditions, and the reproduction of <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span>
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Demography (2001) 38 (1): 133–145.
Published: 01 February 2001
...Mary M. Kritz; Douglas T. Gurak Abstract In this paper we examine the internal migratory response, by native-born non-Hispanic white men and foreign-born men in the United States, to recent immigration. Our analysis does not support the claim that natives have made a migratory response to recent...
View articletitled, The impact of <span class="search-highlight">immigration</span> on the internal migration of natives and <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span>
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for article titled, The impact of <span class="search-highlight">immigration</span> on the internal migration of natives and <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span>
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Demography (2002) 39 (4): 617–637.
Published: 01 November 2002
...Magnus Lofstrom; Frank D. Bean Abstract Researchers infrequently have focused on assessing the degree to which the changes in welfare policy legislated during the 1990s have affected immigrants’ receipt of welfare. Using data from the March Current Population Survey, we analyze the contribution...
View articletitled, Assessing <span class="search-highlight">immigrant</span> policy options: Labor market conditions and postreform declines in <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span>’ receipt of welfare
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for article titled, Assessing <span class="search-highlight">immigrant</span> policy options: Labor market conditions and postreform declines in <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span>’ receipt of welfare
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Demography (2000) 37 (1): 127–138.
Published: 01 February 2000
...Guillermina Jasso; Douglas S. Massey; Mark R. Rosenzweig; James P. Smith Abstract This paper provides an overview of the New Immigrant Survey Pilot (NIS-P), a panel survey of a nationally representative sample of new legal immigrants to the United States based on probability samples...
View articletitled, The new <span class="search-highlight">immigrant</span> survey pilot (NIS-P): Overview and new findings about U.S. Legal <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span> at admission
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for article titled, The new <span class="search-highlight">immigrant</span> survey pilot (NIS-P): Overview and new findings about U.S. Legal <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span> at admission
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Demography (2001) 38 (3): 375–389.
Published: 01 August 2001
...Lingxin Hao; Yukio Kawano Abstract In this article we examine the relationship between immigrants’ welfare use and their social capital, using the 1990 census. We measure community social capital using contact with co-ethnics and coethnics’ economic inactivity, and examine the use of AFDC and SSI...
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Demography (2001) 38 (3): 391–409.
Published: 01 August 2001
...Barry R. Chiswick; Paul W. Miller Abstract We develop a model using human capital theory and an immigrant adjustment process to generate hypotheses on the acquisition of destination-language skills among immigrants. The model is tested for adult male immigrants in the 1991 Census of Canada. Use...
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Demography (2002) 39 (3): 467–484.
Published: 01 August 2002
...Richard Alba; John Logan; Amy Lutz; Brian Stults Abstract We investigate whether a three-generation model of linguistic assimilation, known from previous waves of immigration, can be applied to the descendants of contemporary immigrant groups. Using the 5% Integrated Public Use Microdata Sample...
View articletitled, Only English by the third generation? Loss and preservation of the mother tongue among the grandchildren of contemporary <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span>
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for article titled, Only English by the third generation? Loss and preservation of the mother tongue among the grandchildren of contemporary <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span>
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Demography (1999) 36 (2): 233–246.
Published: 01 May 1999
...Julie A. Phillips; Douglas S. Massey Abstract We examine the effect of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) on migrants ’ wages using data gathered in 39 Mexican communities and their U.S. destination areas. We examine changes in the determinants of wages before and after the passage...
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Demography (1999) 36 (3): 387–397.
Published: 01 August 1999
... References Aldrich , T.B. ( 1956 ). The Unguarded Gates . In B.M. Solomon (Ed.), Ancestors and Immigrants (pp. 82 – 82 ). Cambridge : Harvard University Press . W. Alonso , & P. Starr ( 1987 ). The Politics of Numbers . New York : Russell Sage Foundation...
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Demography (1999) 36 (1): 111–120.
Published: 01 February 1999
...Jennifer Van Hook; Jennifer E. Glick; Frank D. Bean Abstract Differences between immigrant and native households in rates of welfare receipt depend on nativity differences in individual-level rates of receipt, in household size, in mean number of recipients in receiving households, and in household...
View articletitled, Public assistance receipt among <span class="search-highlight">immigrants</span> and natives: How the unit of analysis affects research findings
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Demography (2025) 62 (1): 17–34.
Published: 01 February 2025
...Christopher R. Tamborini; Andrés Villarreal Abstract Self-employment plays a crucial role in immigrants’ economic assimilation. Previous studies examining immigrants’ self-employment relied on estimates obtained from national surveys, which could contain measurement error. In this research note, we...
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View articletitled, Research Note: New Estimates of <span class="search-highlight">Immigrants</span>’ Self-employment From Linked Tax Records
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for article titled, Research Note: New Estimates of <span class="search-highlight">Immigrants</span>’ Self-employment From Linked Tax Records
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Demography (2024) 61 (6): 1923–1948.
Published: 01 December 2024
...Rosa Weber; Mathieu Ferry; Mathieu Ichou Abstract Prior research has found that immigrants are often overeducated: their educational attainment is higher than required or commonly observed in their occupation. Yet, less is known about the education–occupation mismatch among immigrants’ children...
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View articletitled, Which Degree for Which Occupation? Vertical and Horizontal Mismatch Among <span class="search-highlight">Immigrants</span>, Their Children, and Grandchildren in France
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for article titled, Which Degree for Which Occupation? Vertical and Horizontal Mismatch Among <span class="search-highlight">Immigrants</span>, Their Children, and Grandchildren in France
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Demography (2025) 62 (1): 183–209.
Published: 01 February 2025
...Ben Wilson Abstract It is well-known that childbearing is associated with age at migration, but most research has focused on foreign-born women who migrated as adults. Much less is known about male immigrants or immigrants who arrived as children, despite the importance of studying these groups...
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View articletitled, The Childbearing of <span class="search-highlight">Immigrants</span> Who Arrived as Children: Understanding the Role of Age at Arrival for Women and Men
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in Contextual Boundaries: Skin Tone Stratification and Skill Transferability Among Mexicans in the Age of Mass Migration
> Demography
Published: 01 October 2024
Fig. 2 Official counts of Mexican immigrants arriving in the United States and counts from the full sample of border records collected by authors. Sources: Official counts come from the U.S. Census Bureau (1975) . Sample counts come from border-crossing records collected by the authors.
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in Hidden Heterogeneity: How the White Racial Category Masks Interethnic Health Inequality
> Demography
Published: 01 February 2025
Fig. 1 Major birth regions for non-Hispanic White immigrants, 1960–2023. Birthplace categories are based on the Office of Management and Budget's classification scheme. Europe includes individuals born in Northern, Western, and Southern Europe. Eastern Europe includes countries belonging
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in Hidden Heterogeneity: How the White Racial Category Masks Interethnic Health Inequality
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Published: 01 February 2025
Fig. 2 Annual admissions by birth region for non-Hispanic White immigrants, 1986–2022. Vertical lines represent key events affecting White immigration. Sources: Authors’ tabulations from the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics published by the U.S. Department of Justice ( 1996–2001 ) and U.S
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