Includes bibliographical references and index. Editors introduction / by David Card and Steven Raphael -- Composition, competition, and the geography of immigrant poverty -- The impact of immigration on native poverty through labor market competition / by Giovanni Peri -- Immigrant-native substitutability : the role of language ability / by Ethan Lewis -- Immigration, segregation, and poverty in the U.S. / by Michael Stoll -- "New destinations" and immigrant poverty / by Mark Ellis, Richard Wright, and Matthew Townley -- Intergenerational mobility within immigrant communities -- Intergenerational mobility among immigrants and their descendants / by Renee Reichl Luthra and Roger Waldinger -- Opportunity horizons and cultures of mobility : frames of achievement among second generation Mexicans, Chinese, and Vietnamese / by Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou -- Assessing human capital and intergenerational mobility among 1.5 generation undocumented young adults / by Roberto G. Gonzales -- Public policy and poverty among the foreign born -- The new Latino underclass : immigration enforcement as a race-making institution / by Douglas S. Massey -- Employment effects of state legislation against the hiring of undocumented workers / by Sarah Bohn and Magnus Lofstrom -- Immigration, welfare reform, and the U.S. safety net / by Marianne Bitler and Hilary W. Hoynes -- Immigration and redistributive social policy / by Cybelle Fox, Irene Bloemraad, and Christel Kesler -- Immigrants in Europe -- Immigration : the European experience / by Christian Dustmann and Tomasso Frattini -- Index.
Contents:
Introduction / David Card and Steven Raphael -- Composition, competition, and the geography of immigrant poverty. Immigration, native poverty and the labor market competition / Giovanni Peri -- Immigrant-native substitutability and the role of language / Ethan Lewis -- Immigration, segregation, and poverty / Michael A. Stoll -- "New destinations" and immigrant poverty / Mark Ellis, Richard Wright, and Matthew Townley -- Intergenerational mobility within immigrant communities. Intergenerational mobility / Renee Reichl Luthra and Roger Waldinger -- Frames of achievement and opportunity horizons / Jennifer Lee and Min Zhou -- Reassessing human capital and intergenerational mobility / Roberto G. Gonzales -- Public policy and poverty among the foreign born. Immigration enforcement as a race-making institution / Douglas S. Massey -- Employment effects of state legislation / Sarah Bohn and Magnus Lofstrom -- Immigration, welfare reform, and the U.S. safety net / Marianne P. Bitler and Hilary W. Hoynes -- Immigration and redistributive social policy / Cybelle Fox, Irene Bloemraad, and Christel Kesler -- Immigrants in Europe. Immigration : the European experience /Christian Dustmann and Tomasso Frattini -- Index.
Series:
The national poverty center series on poverty and public policy
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