U.S. Immigrants in Dispersed and Traditional Settlements: National Origin Heterogeneity 1

This paper uses confidential ACS data to compare the characteristics of immigrants from ten Asian and Latino origins and the total foreign born in traditional, emerging, and dispersed areas. The correlates of dispersed settlement were estimated for each group and the total foreign born using multino...

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Published in:The International migration review 2015-03, Vol.49 (1), p.106-141
Main Authors: Kritz, Mary M., Gurak, Douglas T.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This paper uses confidential ACS data to compare the characteristics of immigrants from ten Asian and Latino origins and the total foreign born in traditional, emerging, and dispersed areas. The correlates of dispersed settlement were estimated for each group and the total foreign born using multinomial logistic regression. The findings show that the characteristics of immigrants in dispersed settlements differ both within and across national origin groups and also between national groups and the total foreign born. Several relationships, particularly those for education and occupation measures, differ significantly and call into question the homogeneity assumption commonly made by studies of the total foreign born or pan-ethnic groups.
ISSN:0197-9183
1747-7379
DOI:10.1111/imre.12177