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Peer reviewedFord, Kathleen – International Migration Review, 1990
Examines census data on the fertility of U.S. immigrants to study trends in fertility after migration. Results show that immigrant fertility may rise after arrival in the new country, perhaps because immigrants are making up for births or marriages postponed because of the move, but that, with assimilation, fertility declines. (AF)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Demography
Peer reviewedVillar, Maria de Lourdes – Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development, 1990
Drawing from the experience of undocumented Mexican immigrants in Chicago, argues that long-term residence in the United States does not necessarily imply progressive accommodation. Stresses the role that adverse economic factors play in the circumstances of settlement. Suggests that the circumstances influencing migrants' settlement should be…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Economic Factors, Mexicans
