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The Second Generation in Early Adulthood: New Findings from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study
The study found most second-generation young adults in the United States were thriving, but some youth face persistent challenges.
Intermarriage in the Second Generation: Choosing Between Newcomers and Natives
Intermarriage rises across generations for Asian and Hispanic Americans.
House Calls for Tighter Internal Enforcement and Border Fence, USCIS Claims to Meet Backlog Reduction Deadline
The U.S. Congress passed border fencing and enforcement bills in fall 2006, while Boeing was awarded a $2.5 billion virtual fence contract.
Assimilation Models, Old and New: Explaining a Long-Term Process
Three assimilation frameworks—classic, racial/ethnic disadvantage, and segmented—compete to explain immigrant integration.
Studying Second-Generation Immigrants: Methodological Challenges and Innovative Solutions
Without a public sampling frame, the second generation is a "hidden population.”
Becoming American/Becoming New Yorkers: The Second Generation in a Majority Minority City
A 1999 survey found New York's second generation outperforming native minorities in education and employment while embracing a "New Yorker" rather than "American" identity.
The Second Generation from the Last Great Wave of Immigration: Setting the Record Straight
European second-generation progress was slower and more contested than often remembered.
The Second Generation and Self-Employment
Self-employment among second-generation immigrants in the United States is fairly stable across generations.
The Second Generation in the United States
About 31 million U.S. residents in 2006 were children of immigrants.
Mexico's Presidential Election: Implications for U.S. Immigration Policy
Mexico's contested 2006 presidential election and emigration pressures carry significant implications for U.S. immigration policy.