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Laura López-Sanders, Stanford University
Abstract
While many studies document employer preference for Latino immigrants over African
Americans, few studies provide evidence on how this preference translates into changes in the
ethnic composition of the labor force. This paper addresses …
Fred A. Lazin, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
Abstract:
This paper examines the exercise of power by American Jews in American
politics. It does so through an examination of the influence of the Soviet Jewry advocacy
movement on …
David Keyes, University of California, San Diego
Abstract
Starting in the 1990s, immigrants began to settle throughout the United States, often moving to new
destinations far from the traditional receiving communities. This paper is a case study of …
Monica W. Varsanyi, John Jay Collage, City University of New York
Through an exploration of relevant legislation and court cases, this article discusses the contemporary constitution of neoliberal subjects via the devolution of select immigration powers …
Richard Jones, University of Texas, San Antonio
Leonardo de la Torre, Universidad Católica, Cochabamba (Bolivia)
Abstract:
Female relatives were chatting in Don Orlando and Doña Alicia’s home in Arlington, Virginia.
They had recently arrived from Santa Rosa, a village …
Xiana Bueno García, Autonomous University of Barcelona
Daniel Vono de Vilhena, Autonomous University of Barcelona
Abstract
The main goal of this study is to analyze the reproductive patterns of Latin American-born
women residing in the two principal receiving countries …
Wayne Cornelius, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego
Introduction
For the past 15 years, the United States has had a strategy of controlling unauthorized immigration
from Mexico and other Latin American countries that overwhelmingly emphasized border
enforcement, …
Javier Serrano. Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego
Migrants from rural Mexico usually move abroad with the idea to return once they have improved their economic situation. Although they do not always go back, …
Daphne Halkias, Ph.D., Research Associate. Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UC San Diego
Michael Fakinos, Ph.D.. Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, GREECE
Nicholas Harkiolakis, Ph.D.. Hellenic American University, Athens, GREECE
Peggy Pelonis, MS, MFC. The American …
Agustín Escobar Latapí. CIESAS Occidente, Mexico.
Mexico – U.S. migration has gradually become one of the largest such flows in the world today. It is characterized by its extremely long history and persistence regardless of …
