(1989). Population Pressures Abroad and Immigration Pressures at Home.
This report discusses population trends abroad and their relation to immigration pressures and policies in the United States. The following sections are included: (1) "Two Major Waves of Immigration"; (2) "The U.S.–A Major Host Nation for Permanent Immigrants"; (3) "Changing Sources of Immigrants to the United States"; (4) "Current and Future Migrant Streams"; (5) "The Rise of Illegal Immigration to the United States"; (6) "Characteristics of the Top Immigrant Sending Countries"; (7) "The Pace of World Population Growth"; (8) "Age Structure's Influence on Migration"; (9) "World Labor Force Growth"; (10) "Labor Force Growth vs. Job Creation–a Case Study of Mexico; (11) "Rapid Urbanization–Further Spur to Immigration; (12) "New Immigrants to the U.S.–Where They Settle, How They Are Doing"; (13) "The Mismatch Between New U.S. Jobs and Immigrant Workers; (14)… [PDF]
(1994). Border Issues in Education, Part 1 [and] Part 2. SEDLETTER, v6 n3 Sep-Dec 1993 v7 n1 Jan-Apr
These newsletters examine issues in education along the United States and Mexico border. Topics in Part 1 include the ramifications of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for education, the impact of immigration on schools, and the structure and history of the Mexican educational system and its reforms in theory and practice. Educators along the border have voiced concerns about the effects of NAFTA, most notably the impact of population growth on school facilities and budgets already stretched by illegal and legal immigration and the movement of populations from rural to urban areas on both sides of the border. Many in the United States are alarmed at the continuing waves of immigrants and discriminate against both legal and illegal immigrants. In any case the areas of concern that have been most frequently cited by border educators and experts have been growth and immigration. Some saw the burgeoning population as an opportunity; others saw it as a problem…. [PDF]
(1997). Teenage Refugees from Mexico Speak Out. In Their Own Voices.
In this book written for young people, six young Mexican immigrants tell about their immigration experiences and adaptation to life in the United States. These immigrant youths are 16-20 years old and include both legal and illegal immigrants, high school students and dropouts, and permanent immigrants and those planning to return to Mexico. An introduction gives a brief overview of Mexican history, the history of Mexican immigration to the United States, and the Mexican economic and social conditions that have driven emigrants to seek opportunity in a new country. The narratives discuss the experience of crossing the border illegally; the youths' personal, family, and financial problems; the desire to finish school frustrated by the need to work; aspirations to attend college; student interests and hobbies; comparisons between Mexican and U.S. schools; problems learning English; pride in being bilingual; reminiscences of life on an American Indian reservation in Mexico; gang…
(1996). Immigration and Ethnic Communities: A Focus on Latinos.
For over a decade, Latino immigrants, especially those of Mexican origin, have been at the heart of the immigration debate and have borne the brunt of conservative populism. Contributing factors to the public reaction to immigrants in general and Latinos specifically include the sheer size of recent immigration, the increasing prevalence of Latinos in the work force, and the geographic concentration of Latinos in certain areas of the country. Based on a conference held at the Julian Samora Institute (Michigan) in April 1995, this book is organized around two main themes. The first discusses patterns of immigration and describes several immigrant communities in the United States; the second looks in depth at immigration issues, including economic impacts, employment, and provision of education and other services to immigrants. Papers and commentaries are: (1) "Introductory Statement" (Steven J. Gold); (2) "Immigrants from Latin America and the Caribbean: A… [PDF]
(1978). The Ever Changing Immigration World of the Mexican Immigrant. La Luz, 7, 2, 16-7, Feb 78
The 1976 Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments' change in the issuance of immigrant visas to natives of independent countries of the Western Hemisphere will affect Mexico the most. In a pending class action suit, Silva vs Levi, the plaintiffs are suing the Government to restore all of the Western Hemisphere immigrant visas which were charged to the 120,000 per year limitation for Cuban immigrants. (NQ)…
(2000). Migrants of the Information Age: Indian and Mexican Engineers and Regional Development in Silicon Valley. Working Paper No. 16.
Immigration and domestic industrial policies have been powerful instruments in the creation of immigrant "niches" in labor markets. While Indians have clustered in the information technology industry, Mexicans have formed niches in low-skilled industries such as agriculture. A review of the relationship between immigration policy and the requirements of the information technology industry reveals two important conclusions. First, immigration policy changes of the mid-1960s facilitated the immigration of Indians with high levels of education. Asians and Africans could not use family reunification to enter the United States, so the only path open to them was the use of occupational skills. This explains why these immigrants are so highly educated and why they concentrate in high-tech industries. On the other hand, Mexican immigrants constitute the largest group of unskilled workers because economic and social costs of immigration are lessened by geographical propinquity. In… [PDF]
(2000). Contemporary Issues in U.S.-Mexico Relations, Part 2.
The lessons in this 3-part series are intended to provide students with a basic understanding of the relationship between the United States and Mexico, with emphasis on multiple perspectives, conflict and cooperation, and interdependence. This curriculum unit, Part 2, examines three contemporary issues: immigration, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the environment. The introduction presents a rationale, state and national history standards, series goals, matrix of lessons, materials needed, time and suggested sequence of activities, and small-group roles. The unit contains four lessons: (1) "Setting the Context for U.S.-Mexico Relations" (contains a questionnaire, 2 handouts, and 4 maps); (2) "Studying Contemporary Immigration through Small Group Work" (contains a handout, 4 activity cards, 13 resource cards, and group assignments); (3) "What Is NAFTA?: A Look at International Trade and Economics" (contains 2 teacher information… [PDF]
(1986). Chicanos: A Checklist of Current Materials, Nos. 1-2, January-December 1986.
This serial publication covers the period from January to December 1986, citing 308 entries in the field of Chicano Area Studies by the Coleccion Tloque Nahuaque, within the Library of the University of California at Santa Barbara. The materials, published between 1926 and 1986, are listed by categories and presented alphabetically by author. The categories are: Agricultural Labor, Arts & Crafts, Bibliographies, Biographies, Book Industries, Border Studies, Building Construction, Cookery, Counseling, Dance, Dictionaries, Education, Emigration & Immigration, Fine Arts, Folklore, Guides & Directories, Health Care, History, History: Mexico, Language, Law, literary History & Collections, Literature, Literature (Mexico), Media, Military Science, Music, Photography, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Science, Social Sciences & Economics, Sociology, Technology, and Women. (TES)…
(1983). Population and the Future: From Bucharest (1974) to Mexico City (1984). Summary Report of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities Briefing for Non-Governmental Organizations in New York (2nd, New York, New York, February 16, 1983).
The major objectives of this briefing are to inform non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of population problems and progress worldwide and to provide information on the International Conference on Population to be held in Mexico City in 1984. The bulk of the report summarizes the group meetings and followup discussions held to examine four major themes that will be focused on at the upcoming Mexico City conference. Topics include fertility and the family; population distribution, immigration, and development; population, resources, environment, and development; and mortality and health policy. Other papers presented discuss the World Population Plan of Action, United Nations policies and programs, CONGO's role, and the challenge to the NGOs. Biographical information on speakers is provided. (RM)…
(1984). Mexico: The Role of the Participatory Media in Immigration/Emigration as Culture and Political Economy.
Mexican mass media, especially television, incorporates an abundance of American programming and serves as a catalyst to motivate lower strata Mexicans to pursue life in the United States, resulting in a tremendous influx of both legal and illegal Mexicans and other Latin Americans to the United States. Although Mexico benefits because many Mexicans send money home, the resultant brain drain comes at a time when Mexico's economy must accommodate an estimated 450,000 refugees from Central America. Although Mexico has had political stability and the peso has been stable with a gradual decline during most of this century, the oil fiasco, and lack of favored nation treatment by the United States has brought Mexico to the brink of disaster. If it were not for the special interests of the United States, and several European governments and their banks, Mexico might have collapsed. Utilizing an historical-descriptive, theoretical research methodology, the paper examines… [PDF]
(1975). The Economic Condition of the Mexican-American.
Persons of Spanish heritage constitute the only minority in the United States whose numbers continue to grow through large-scale immigration. Mexican nationals, the "invisible people", incessantly infiltrate the U.S. population from Mexico. From 1939 through 1969, more than 7.4 million nationals entered the country unlawfully and were apprehended and expatriated to Mexico. Today there are 6.1 million persons of Spanish language in the Southwest. Most of these have lingering ties with Mexican culture or with Mexico itself. The Mexican American Study Project (University of California, Los Angeles) concluded that Mexican Americans, in 1960, stood considerably lower by every economic yardstick than did Anglos in the Southwest. Their situation is compounded by the Mexican nationals who come to work. The economic condition of Mexican Americans in the Southwest is examined in this essay. Changes since the mid-60's are discussed. The Mexican American Study Project is briefly…
(1997). Immigration in a Changing Economy. California's Experience.
This study attempts to fill a gap in information about the effects of immigration in California and the policy trade-offs it engenders. The study provides an assessment of 30 years of immigration in California, home to one-third of the nation's immigrants, including a profile of the changing character of immigrants and their effect on the state's population, economy, and public sector. The focus is on aspects of immigration that are most amenable to quantitative analysis, such as immigrants' characteristics, contributions to the economy, effects on other workers, demand for public services, and educational and economic success of immigrants and their children. Although the characteristics of immigrants have changed over the past 30 years, California's economy continues to benefit from immigration. However, the magnitude of current flows and the high number of poorly educated immigrants, combined with changes in the state's economy, have increased the costs of immigration to the…
(1984). Governor's Task Force on Immigration: Final Report.
Texas Governor Mark White established a 28-member Governor's Task Force on Immigration on March 24, 1983 to: (1) examine the impact on Texas and its citizens of the legislative issues in the proposed federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1983; (2) hold public hearings to gain input from citizens, business, industry, labor, ranching and farming; (3) develop a Texas position on the legislation; and (4) develop strategies for affecting the national legislation. In this final report of the task force, separate sections address each major component of the proposed legislation: employer sanctions, enforcement, legal immigration, temporary workers, legalization (amnesty), federal reimbursement, and asylum. Other sections offer suggestions regarding the United States-Mexico relationship and aspects of documentation not directly addressed in the bill. Each section includes a discussion of the issues, particularly as they affect Texas, a summary of testimony on the issue before the…
(2008). Teaching American History in a Global Context. M.E. Sharpe Inc
This comprehensive resource is an invaluable aid for adding a global dimension to students' understanding of American history. It includes a wide range of materials from scholarly articles and reports to original syllabi and ready-to-use lesson plans to guide teachers in enlarging the frame of introductory American history courses to an international view. The contributors include well-known American history scholars as well as ordinary classroom teachers, and the book's emphasis on immigration, race, and gender points to ways for teachers to integrate international and multicultural education, America in the World, and the World in America in their courses. The book also includes a "Views from Abroad" section that examines problems and strategies for teaching American history to foreign audiences or recent immigrants. A comprehensive, annotated guide directs teachers to additional print and online resources. This book contains five parts. Part I, Calls for Change,… [Direct]
(2006). Intimate Geographies: Reclaiming Citizenship and Community in "The Autobiography of Delfina Cuero" and Bonita Nunez's "Diaries". American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v30 n1 p109-130
American Indian women's autobiographies recount a specific type of life experience that has often been overlooked, one that is equally important in understanding the genre and to develop ways of reading these texts that balance the recovery and recognition of the Native voice and agency contained within them with the processes of creation and the contexts of production that shape them. In this essay, the author considers collaborative autobiographies by two American Indian women, those of Delfina Cuero, a Kumeyaay woman born in 1900 in an "Indian house under an old grove of trees" in Jamacha, near San Diego, California, and of Bonita Nunez, a Poyomkowish or Luiseno of the Rincon band, born twelve years earlier and some forty-eight miles to the north. Coming from often overlooked tribal groups, Cuero and Nunez's texts probe the complex relationship of law and American Indian identity in the twentieth century. As a nonreservation Kumeyaay woman displaced from her traditional… [Direct]