Contemporary Assimilation in the United States Complicated and complex American trends reveal direction of immigrant assimilation Research Summary Since the first waves of immigrants entered the country in the nineteenth century, scholars and the public debated the...
History of Immigration to Rural America The influx of immigrants to rural areas is a result of economic and policy changes that have created new immigration flows Research Summary Americans often describe themselves as belonging to “a nation of immigrants,” drawing on...
Legal Immigration Status in the United States The levels of immigration status and its impact on the lives of immigrants in the United States Research Summary Many levels of immigration status exist to categorize the different types of immigrants that are currently...
Immigration, Crime, and Local Policing Novel opportunities exist to relieve historical tensions between immigrant communities and local law enforcement agencies Research Summary In the early twentieth century, experts equated increased immigration with increased crime...
