Abstract: A series of studies of acculturative stress is reported, involving immigrants, refugees, Native peoples, sojourners and ethnic groups in Canada. Acculturative stress is defined as a reduction in he...

Abstract: From the 1660s to the early 1900s, no fewer than seven million people emigrated from Ireland to North America. This vast flow at once reflected and compelled enormous social changes on both sides of the Atlantic. In this book Miller chronicles the momentous causes of the Irish emigration and its far-reaching impact - on the people themselves, on the land they left behind, and on the new one they came to. Drawing on enormous original research, Miller focuses on the thought and behaviour of the \"ordinary\" Irish emigrants, Catholic and Protestant, as revealed in their personal letters, diaries, journals, and memoirs as well as in their songs, poems, and folklore. Monumental in scope, Emigrants and Exiles embraces all the successive waves of Irish emigration, illuminating their differences as well as their common bonds.

Abstract: Empirical research in the field of migration and mental health is rare and its recent appearance follows decades of inconsistent reports in the research literature about the risks posed by numerous

Abstract: This article examines the extent to which undocumented status lowers wage rates among immigrants to the United States from four Mexican communities. Regression equations were estimated to determine...

Abstract: The history of U.S. acceptance of refugees since the end of World War II is described. The authors attempt to show that although the United States has absorbed over two million refugees in this period the bias has been heavily in favor of refugees from left-wing countries. They suggest that despite the neutral standard set by the Refugee Act the federal authorities continue to discriminate against refugees from right-wing countries. The links between U.S. foreign policy and refugee policies are noted. (ANNOTATION)

Abstract: List of tables List of figures Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: the scope of the study 2. Issues in the history of European emigration, 1840-1914 3. The characteristics of British emigrants before 1914 4. The estimation of migration by county of birth 5. Return migration to Britain, 1860-1914 6. The birthplace of English and Welsh emigrants, 1861-1900 7. English and Welsh emigrants in the 1880s and 1890s 8. Emigration and urban growth 9. Rural-urban stage emigration, 1861-1900 10. Wales and the Atlantic economy, 1861-1914 A summary of conclusions Appendices Bibliography Index.

Abstract: Charts the flight of some of this century's most important thinkers from Nazi Germany to the United States. Jay explores the theories of The Frankfurt School -- among them, the work of Theodor Adorno, Leo Lowenthal and Herbert Marcuse -- as well, such as George Lichtheim, Hannah Arendt, and Henry Pachter.

Abstract: Fleeing political conflict and/or economic decline, large numbers of undocumented Central Americans have been coming to the United States since the late 1970s. Many of these migrants have settled i...

Abstract: The reported high level of depression and suicide among 59 Ethiopian single male refugees is often related to their being culturally and ethnically distinct in the US. Research investigating the psychological well-being of these refugees in California Washington and Nevada indicates that the level of stress among Ethiopian refugees resettled by agencies is higher than the stress of those resettled by volunteers. When English facility is held constant the differential ability of these 2 resettlement methodologies to provide appropriate employment and access to higher education varies directly with the stress levels. Recommendations for improvement of resettlement are offered. (authors)

Abstract: Although the occupation and associated living conditions of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers in the US pose exceptional health hazards to the workers and their dependents relatively few occupational health professionals have been involved with this group. This articles examines the basis for this neglect and proposes a definition of the population that should be considered in farmworker health policy. It then reviews existing evidence regarding hazards of 4 major occupational exposures--pesticides the sun injuries and poor field sanitation--and policies that have been developed to address these hazards. The extremely negative health consequences of farmworker living conditions which are indirect occupational hazards are also summarized. Numerous policy planning and research recommendations are made. Adequate solutions for this impoverished and powerless group however will require significant sociopolitical advances such as are developing with unionization and other forms of political organization. (authors)

Abstract: This article reports on an ethnographic investigation of the naturalization experiences of 38 recently naturalized Hispanics. In addition to examining the formal and informal steps taken by these a...

Abstract: Contemporary studies of international migration often employ surveys as a principal method of data collection. Sample surveys are often the primary data source in studies of immigrants refugees temporary international workers and students who are enrolled abroad. This paper analyzes the role of surveys in the study of international migration by focusing on the distinct advantages of special sample surveys. The authors conclude that the most extensive use of surveys has been in research on immigrant adaptation or as similation. However there is evidence of a recent broadening of survey approaches to collect data on the pre-migration situation and on migrants in transition between origin and destination. While surveys can usually stand alone their results are even more meaningful when combined with other data such as censuses and border crossing statistics. The richer and more detailed data that can be obtained from surveys are particularly useful for providing insights into the underlying processes of migration. The authors identify 7 content areas in which the in-depth analyses provided by survey research would be impossible with most alternative sources of data collection: life history analysis family and social networks linkages between places place perceptions forms of spatial mobility household economic data and community impacts. As a wider array of surveys becomes available especially surveys based on better sampling procedures prospects for complementarity with other types of data are enhanced. Surveys that cover both the origins and the destinations in migration systems are of greatest value and deserve high priority in future research.

Abstract: This article summarizes the 3 main types of interrelated activities which the Conference of European Statisticians has worked on to improve the measurement and international comparability of international migration flows. The work has encompassed collaborating with the UN Statistical Commission on the preparation and implementation of the revised international recommendations on statistics of international migration organizing a regular exchange of data on immigration and emigration flows among the UN Economic Commission for Europe countries and selected countries in other regions and conducting bilateral studies on international migration within the framework of the Conferences program of work in this field of statistics. The bulk of the work which has been carried out to date by the conference has been conducted rather anonymously and even unobtrusively by the staff of national statistical offices in Economic Commission for Europe countries; they have achieved a modest but important amount of progress during the past 15 years. There is reason to expect that further progress will be made over the next decade particularly if national statistical offices in the region continue to undertake bilateral studies and endeavor to improve their migration statistics. However more substantial progress could be achieved if additional countries and organizations established projects aimed at achieving these ends (authors modified).

Abstract: This paper presents estimates of the number of undocumented aliens included in the April 1983 US Current Population Survey (CPS) derived by subtracting an estimate of the legally resident foreign-born population from the survey estimate of all foreign-born residents. The methodology is similar to that used by Warren and Passel (1985) with the 1980 census. Also presented are similar estimates for the November 1979 CPS--reestimates following the work of Warren (1982). Estimates are presented by period of entry for Mexico and other groups of countries. Comparisons of the April 1983 estimate with the census-based estimate and the November 1979 survey-based estimate provide an indication of growth in the undocumented alien population for 1980-1983. For this recent period the implied annual growth in the undocumented alien population is in the range of 100000 to 300000--a range lower than has usually been offered in speculative assessments. (authors)

Abstract: Wide diversity exists in the mortality experience of different birthplace groups in Australia and this also occurs with respect to their cause of death profiles. Most migrant groups experience lower mortality in Australia than in their country of origin and most experience lower mortality than the Australian-born population. In the latter case the main [groups] are the Scots Irish Poles South Pacific Islanders Scandinavian men and North American women. Exceptionally high levels of survival occur among Greeks and Italians in Australia. The lower risk of mortality from heart disease is a principal reason for the deficit between observed and expected deaths of most migrant groups in Australia. The analysis is based on deaths of those aged 15-74 by birthplace as recorded by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the years 1980 1981 and 1982. (EXCERPT)

Abstract: Drawing upon data from field work in a refugee transit camp in Hong Kong, this article attempts to focus on one phase of the refugee experience often overlooked by refugee research scholars and gov...

Abstract: Research on the language attitudes of members of dominant and minority speech communities has special importance in countries such as Australia, where governments are in the process of developing a national language policy. Research in Australia suggests that Anglo-Australians remain strongly monolingual and Anglophile in their attitudes; they support educational programs on other languages mainly for their children's own educational advantage. In addition, they show preference in most situations for standard or prestige varieties of English. Second generation members of immigrant groups are under strong pressure to assimilate and to abandon their community languages. Opportunities to learn and use community language are somewhat restricted. In addition, young, second generation Australians may in some cases have even more negative attitudes toward nonstandard accents in English then do Anglo-Australians although they may value their own ethnic language as a signal of solidarity with their ethnic community.

Abstract: The problems of statistics relating to international migration have been well documented.3 It is an established fact that the concepts underlying those statistics vary considerably, not only betwee...

Abstract: This article compares 2 different methods for estimating the number of undocumented Mexican adults in Los Angeles County. The 1st method the survey-based method uses a combination of 1980 census data and the results of a survey conducted in Los Angeles County in 1980 and 1981. A sample was selected from babies born in Los Angeles County who had a mother or father of Mexican origin. The survey included questions about the legal status of the babys parents and certain other relatives. The resulting estimates of undocumented Mexican immigrants are for males aged 18-44 and females aged 18-39. The 2nd method the residual method involves comparison of census figures for aliens counted with estimates of legally-resident aliens developed principally with data from the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). For this study estimates by age sex and period of entry were produced for persons born in Mexico and living in Los Angeles County. The results of this research indicate that it is possible to measure undocumented immigration with different techniques yet obtain results that are similar. Both techniques presented here are limited in that they represent estimates of undocumented aliens based on the 1980 census. The number of additional undocumented aliens not counted remains a subject of conjecture. The fact that the proportions undocumented shown in the survey (228700) are quite similar to the residual estimates (317800) suggests that the number of undocumented aliens not counted in the census may not be an extremely large fraction of the undocumented population. The survey-based estimates have some significant advantages over the residual estimates. The survey provides tabulations of the undocumented population by characteristics other than the limited demographic information provided by the residual technique. On the other hand the survey-based estimates require that a survey be conducted and if national or regional estimates are called for they may require a number of surveys. The residual technique however also requires a data source other than the census. However the INS discontinued the annual registration of aliens after 1981. Thus estimates of undocumented aliens based on the residual technique will probably not be possible for subnational areas using the 1990 census unless the registration program is reinstituted. Perhaps the best information on the undocumented population in the 1990 census will come from an improved version of the survey-based technique described here applied in selected local areas.

Abstract: These three papers on the future of migration make up a summary report on the Conference of National Experts held at the OECD in Paris May 13-15 1986. The papers concern possible policy options international migration as a basic element of economic development and conclusions about migration trends from the present to the long-term future. The author of the concluding paper remarks that "the Conference brought representatives of all of the Organizations Member countries together with eminent economists and social scientists to discuss the possible and probable outlook for migratory movements in the years to come. The purpose was not to define international norms in this respect nor to draft one or more international agreements or a legal instrument having the force of law but to review all the problems raised by that outlook." (EXCERPT)

Abstract: This study explores the role of social support on blood pressure levels among a sample of immigrants. The measure of blood pressure used is biological effective blood pressure, a mathematically tra...

Abstract: The significant influx of immigrants, historically and contemporarily, has had a major impact on all aspects of American society. One area that has received some attention, but warrants more, is th...