Recently added articles from The International Migration Review:
American Attitudes toward Guest Worker Policies
Dec 01, 2008; ... In this study we use data from a 2004 New York Times/CBS News national survey to analyze public opinion toward a guest worker program and to compare predictors of support for guest worker and general immigration policies. In general, Americans tend to be divided in their attitudes toward a guest ...
The U.S. Destinations of Contemporary Mexican Immigrants1
Dec 01, 2008; ... Although U.S. Latinos continue to be concentrated in particular places, many have shifted to "new" locations around the country. This study employs data from the Mexican Migration Project (MMP 107) to examine the relationship between individual-level characteristics and diverse U.S. destinations ...
From Illegal to Legal: Estimating Previous Illegal Experience among New Legal Immigrants to the United States1
Dec 01, 2008; ... This paper develops a framework for estimating previous illegal experience among annual cohorts of new legal immigrants to the United States - using public-use administrative microdata alone, survey data alone, and the two joindy - and provides estimates for the FY 1996 cohort of new immigrants, ...
Predictions of Migration from the New Member States after Their Accession into the European Union: Successes and Failures1
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article evaluates predictions of the level of migration from Central and Eastern European countries which joined the European Union in 2004. It does so by comparing observed levels of migration from the new Member States with predictions based on a 2002 Eurobarometer survey. This comparison ...
Health of Immigrants in European Countries1
Dec 01, 2008; ... The health of older immigrants can have important consequences for needed social support and demands placed on health systems. This paper examines health differences between immigrants and the native-born populations aged 50 years and older in 11 European countries. We examine differences in ...
Marriage Patterns of the Foreign-Born Population in a New Country of Immigration: The Case of Spain1
Dec 01, 2008; ... We use 2001 Spanish census microdata and multivariate logistic regression analysis to explore differences in marriage patterns between the foreign-born population in Spain, a country that has experienced a dramatic increase in international migration rates in the last decade. In particular, we ...
Late-Life Migration Work Status, and Survival: The Case of Older Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel
Dec 01, 2008; ... This analysis examined mortality among late-life Soviet Jewish immigrants in Israel, and the contribution of post-migration work status to their survival. The study linked 1997 survey data to mortality records, seven years hence. The results revealed that mortality was associated with older age, ...
"I Vow to Thee My Countries" - The Expansion of Dual Citizenship in the 21st Century
Oct 01, 2008; ... Global developments in dual citizenship legislation highlight changes to conceptualizations of citizenship by increasing the focus on individual rights. Questions of inclusion and exclusion have been illuminated by the move toward wider acceptance of dual citizenship. To understand global ...
Korean Immigration Policy Changes and the Political Liberals' Dilemma1
Oct 01, 2008; ... Recently, Korean low-skilled foreign labor policies have changed in contradictory ways. On the one hand, Korea seems to be moving in a "liberal" direction, because the government is according more rights to foreign workers. On the other hand, Korea seems to be moving in an "illiberal" direction, ...
Are Ireland's Immigrants Integrating into Its Labor Market?
Oct 01, 2008; ... Ireland has experienced a remarkable change in its migratory patterns in recent years and has moved from experiencing large-scale emigration to receiving significant inflows. In this paper, we use data from a nationally representative sample of immigrants and natives drawn in 2005 to assess the ...
Convergence in Foreigners' Rights and Citizenship Policies? A Look at Japan
Oct 01, 2008; ... Citizenship laws and immigrant rights in rich, democratic countries are widely understood to be converging. Since most accounts of convergence are based on Western examples, Japan is an important test case. I distinguish three theoretical accounts of convergence: global-institutionalist, ...
Return Migration in Africa and the Relationship between Educational Attainment and Labor Market Success: Evidence from Uganda
Oct 01, 2008; ... The return migration of skilled professionals has been suggested as a policy instrument suitable for reversing the large-scale emigration of skilled professionals from African countries. However, there are no empirical studies showing how migrant professionals from Africa are reintegrated into ...
Eager to Leave? Intentions to Migrate Abroad among Young People in Kyrgyzstan1
Oct 01, 2008; ... This study examines young people's intentions to migrate abroad in Kyrgyzstan, focusing in particular on differences between Asian and European-origin ethnic groups. The multivariate analyses of recent survey data show that even after controlling for socioeconomic characteristics and social ...
Migration Differentials in Women's Market Employment: An Empirical and Multicultural Analysis1
Oct 01, 2008; ... This paper examines the differences associated with the patterns and determinants of women's market employment by migration status and ethnic origin. Considering "ethnic employment" as an important issue in the immigrant labor market assimilation approach and migrants' success in the labor ...
Emigration and Schooling among Second-Generation Mexican-American Children1
Oct 01, 2008; ... In this Research Note, we investigate the prevalence and patterns of second-generation Mexican-American children's migration to and return from Mexico during childhood and consider the consequences of this migration for their schooling. Around one in ten second-generation Mexican-American ...
Mexican Migration Networks in the United States, 1980-2000(1)
Oct 01, 2008; ... Between 1980 and 2000, about 1.2 million Mexican immigrants settled in 47 new settlement states. In the past, these immigrants would have settled in California, Texas, or Illinois, the three traditional states for Mexican settlement. Explaining this dispersion, the network saturation theory ...
"No Thanks, We're Full": Individual Characteristics, National Context, and Changing Attitudes Toward Immigration1
Jul 01, 2008; ... In this paper we examine how individual-level characteristics and national context affect attitudes toward immigration. Although many previous studies have compared attitudes toward immigration across countries, little attention has been paid to how attitudes may be affected by changes within a ...
Homeland Interests, Hostland Politics: Politicized Ethnic Identity among Middle Eastern Heritage Groups in the United States1
Jul 01, 2008; ... Why do ethnic diasporas in the United States differ in their readiness for political mobilization on behalf of homeland interests? This study develops a tiered model of politicized ethnic identity emphasizing both individual-level traits and group/collective properties. Using Zogby "Culture ...
The Cat and Mouse Game at the Mexico-U.S. Border: Gendered Patterns and Recent Shifts1
Jul 01, 2008; ... This paper provides new insights into the process of undocumented border crossing by examining both men and women in the process. We investigate differences in the ways in which men and women make their way across the well-guarded Mexico-U.S, border, and the extent to which men and women by the ...
Immigrant Religion in the U.S. and Western Europe: Bridge or Barrier to Inclusion?
Jul 01, 2008; ... This article analyzes why immigrant religion is viewed as a problematic area in Western Europe in contrast to the United States, where it is seen as facilitating the adaptation process. The difference, it is argued, is anchored in whether or not religion can play a major role for immigrants and ...