Multivariate explanation of the 1985-1990 and 1995-2000 destination choices of newly arrived immigrants in the United States: The beginning of a new trend?

Population, Space and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 377-399

  Liaw, Kao Lee ^a   Frey, William H ^b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Destination choices; Educational attainment; Ethnic groups; Immigration; USA

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; IMMIGRANT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOLIBERALISM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848879749     PISSN: 15448444     EISSN: 15448452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psp.459     Document Type: Article

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