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The Remittance Behavior of Immigrant Households
Annotation Questioning the given that remittances (money sent home by immigrants) inevitably decline, Grieco (Migration Policy Institute, Washington, DC) applies migrant network theory and theories of social capital and the strength of social ties to examine remittance behavior of Micronesian immigrants in Guam and Hawaii. The analysis of data is designed to shed light on the influence of time, family reunification migration, network participation, and influence of non-migrants on remittance behavior. The data is derived from the Census of Micronesian Migrants to Guam and Hawaii. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Latino Families Broken by Immigration
Annotation During the 1980s, many Latinos left their children with extended family in order to immigrate to the United States. Based upon in-depth interviews with three male and four female Latino adolescents now reunited with their families, this study examines how they perceived their parents' departure. It was found that the quality of communication in the reunited families strongly influenced the children's perceptions of their parents' immigration. A practicing psychotherapist living in Virginia, Ceres was born and raised in Brazil. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Immigrant Children and the Politics of English-only
Annotation Stritikus (education, U. of Washington) presents the case of one California school district's experience with the changes in bilingual education policy brought about by Proposition 227. His ethnographic study focuses on four teachers in two schools in a rural district, and seeks to understand the nature of teachers' work in an out of classroom literacy contexts in the new policy environment created by Proposition 227. The author examines how teachers' work influences the nature of Proposition 227 as a reform strategy, and several factors that contribute to the connection between policy and practice. He concludes with possible implications of the findings for the understanding of language policy and the education of culturally and linguistically diverse students. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
The International Migration Review
Quarterly journal on sociodemographic, economic, historical, political and legislative aspects of human migration and refugee movements. Each issue of IMR presents original articles, research and documentation notes, reports on key legislative developments - both national and international, an extensive bibliography and abstracting service, the International Sociological Association's International Newsletter on Migration, plus a scholarly review of new books in the field. IMR also offers annual special issues. Planned by the Editorial Board in conjunction with guest editors, each of these issues provides an extensive and comprehensive analysis of a single topic of emerging relevance in migration studies.
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Responding to Immigration
This work examines the motivations and attitudes behind nativist sentiment in the US, revealing some of the reasons behind why immigration activists want to restrict or expand current immigration and immigrant policies. Using historical-comparative methods, Fry (sociology, Southern Nazarene University) identifies basic elements of nativist reactions and develops a set of criteria for comparing varied cases of immigrant reception. He draws on interviews with people involved in immigration reform and analysis of immigration reform agency documents and archives. c. Book News Inc.
