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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.
Iran: A Vast Diaspora Abroad and Millions of Refugees at Home
Driven by the 1979 revolution and persistent economic pressures, Iran has produced three waves of emigration while hosting millions of Afghan and Iraqi refugees.
Fall Forecast: Immigration Reform Unlikely, Census Bureau Issues New Data on the U.S. Foreign-Born Population
With comprehensive immigration reform stalled in Congress in 2006, U.S. census data showed a 16 percent growth in the U.S. foreign-born population from 2000 to 2005.
Spotlight on Naturalization Trends in 2005
In 2005, more than 604,000 immigrants naturalized in the United States.
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.
The Lebanese Crisis and Its Impact on Immigrants and Refugees
The 2006 war in Lebanon displaced nearly 1 million people and exposed the precarious status of migrant workers and refugees lacking legal protections.
