Overviews the problems surrounding the arrival of new waves of non-Western refugees to the countries of Western Europe. (MK)

The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is a regional tuition-reciprocity agreement that enables students from WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) states to enroll in participating two- and four-year public institutions at 150 percent of the enrolling institution's resident tuition. WUE has been operating for more than 20…

This paper includes both a description and analysis of two factors associated with migration: occupational achievement and household composition. Principal comparisons throughout are between the black and nonblack samples, and within each sample, between migrants and nonmigrants. The extent to which geographical mobility takes place is documented…

Examines migration patterns and collective experiences of the post-1965 arrivals from India against a historical backdrop of early Asian Indian experiences. Data come from previous research and interviews with immigrants who arrived between 1960-1970. Asian Indians are the most rapidly expanding immigrant group in the United States, with education…

In this article, the author presents a historical overview of four decades of scholarship and changing public policy on family and informal caregiving for older adults. Families are changing at a dizzying pace. Changes in family composition, cultural diversity, geographic mobility, and societal norms, coupled with increasing numbers of older…

This report describes the migration of college students into Iowa to attend colleges and universities in the state. The report suggests that there is more than a three-to-one ratio of arrivals to departures, and the state economy is improved by the presence of out-of-state students. Together, the first-year students who came to Iowa contributed…

Condensed from HUMAN ORGANZATION, Summer 1968.

The dramatic slowdown in population growth in Appalachia since 1980 is the result of a sharp change in migration patterns. Both the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan populations increased much more slowly than in the United States as a whole, with metropolitan growth rates lagging farther behind the national rates. (BRR)

Compared data on the elderly's interstate migration patterns for 1960, 1970, and 1980 censuses. Florida ranks as top destination and continues to attract migrants, as do Arizona and Texas. Elderly migrants concentrate in a few destinations, making the impact of migration patterns on service delivery significant in certain states. (NRB)

Concludes that low ratios of net to gross migration at higher levels of education are the result of greater regional income equality, due to the efficiency of past migration. (BH)

Analyzes factors affecting refugee outcomes in those areas preceding and succeeding flight. Indicates that, although refugee situations may appear unique, recurring elements offer explanations of the events actually observed and enable the prediction of the course that future events may take. (Author/MK)

Traces the types and numbers of refugees to Canada since World War II. Reviews key developments in Canadian refugee policy and practices before discussing the nation's response to the current refugee situation. (Author/MK)

Discusses the issues faced by Congress concerning the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Considers Alan Simpson's and Edward Kennedy's positions on restructuring the immigration policy to include more independent immigrants. Discusses the backlogs caused by the family preference system, particularly the preference for brothers and sisters of U.S.…

Estimated total interstate redistribution of income due to elderly migration over 1975-80 at about $15.2 billion using published 1980 census data on the characteristics of older migrants, in combination with expenditure data from the 1980-81 Consumer Expenditure Survey. Found Florida gained one billion dollars in exchange with New York alone.…