Immigration, poverty, and socioeconomic inequality / David Card and Steven Raphael, editors.

Other author Card, David E. (David Edward), 1956-
Other author Raphael, Steven, 1968-
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2013]
Descriptionxiv, 469 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Immigrants--Social conditions.
Children of immigrants--Social conditions.
Emigration and immigration--Government policy.
Immigrants--Employment.
Immigrants--Cultural assimilation.

SeriesThe national poverty center series on poverty and public policy
National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy. ^A717220
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.
General noteEditors 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2013008624
ISBN9780871544988 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0871544989 (pbk. : alk. paper)