This book, going beyond the case study approach, addresses the ideas and institutional structures that interact with and are affected by immigrants to the United States. Part 1, "Historical, Demographic, and Ecological Considerations," is comprised of the following articles: (1) "Immigration Reform and Immigration History: Why Simpson-Mazzoli Did Not Pass" (Margo Conk); (2) "Post-1965 Immigrants: Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile" (Morrison G. Wong); (3) "Immigration Issues in Urban Ecology: The Case of Los Angeles" (Philip Garcia); and (4) "Improving the Data: A Research Strategy for New Immigrants" (Jose Hernandez). Part 2, "Institutional Contexts and Responses," is comprised of the following articles: (1) "Race, Color, and Language in the Changing Public Schools" (Ricardo R. Fernandez and William Velez); (2) "Urban Labor Markets and Ethnicity: Segments and Shelters Reexamined" (Marcia Freedman); (3) "Political Economy and the Social Control of Ethnic Crime" (Eleanor M. Miller and Lynne H. Kleinman); (4) "Ethnicity and Social Welfare in American Cities: A Historical View" (Robert S. Magill); (5) "Ethnicity, Mental Health, and the Urban Delivery System" (William T. Liu and Elena S. H. Yu); and (6) "Rainbow's End: From the Old to the New Urban Ethnic Politics" (Steven P. Erie). Also included are a prefatory note, "The New American Ethnology" by Scott Greer, and an introduction by Lionel Maldonado and Joan Moore. Tables and figures illustrate the data in some of the articles. A 24-page list of references is included. Information about the contributors is appended. (BJV)