Journal of Labor Economics Vol. 7 No. 4 1989
Where Do the New U.S. Immigrants Live?
Abstract
"Analyzing the location choices of the post-1964 U.S. immigrants results in three main findings: (1) these immigrants are more geographically concentrated than natives of the same age and ethnicity and reside in cities with large ethnic populations; (2) education plays a key role in location choice, reducing geographic concentration and the likelihood of being in cities with a high concentration of fellow countrymen and increasing the probability of changing locations after arrival in the United States; (3) internal migration within the United States occurs more frequently among immigrants than natives and facilitates the process of assimilation for the more educated individuals."
- DOI
- 10.1086/298213
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 371-391
- Language
- en
- Sources
- openalex crossref