Alejandro Portes and Alejandro Rivas examine how young immigrants are adapting to life in
the United States. They begin by noting the existence of two distinct pan-ethnic populations …

This article examines the legal consciousness and incorporation experiences of
undocumented immigrants in the United States. Although this population may be …

Sjaastad (1962) viewed migration in the same way as education: as an investment in the
human agent. Migration and education are decisions that are indeed intertwined in many …

For several decades, Mexican immigrants in the United States have outnumbered those
from any other country. Though the economy increasingly needs their labor, many remain …

Throughout history, migrants have fueled the engine of human progress. Their movement
has sparked innovation, spread ideas, relieved poverty, and laid the foundations for a global …

No More Failures challenges the assumption that there will always be failures and dropouts,
those who can't or won't make it in school. In fact, initiatives in many countries demonstrate …

The children from immigrant families in the United States make up a historically diverse
population, and they are demonstrating just as much diversity in their experiences in the K …

This paper compares the educational attainment of second-generation immigrants with that
of children born to native parents in several OECD countries. We show that the average gap …

Studies on immigrants' disadvantage focus predominantly on labour market perspectives.
Immigrants' poor education is a subject much less examined especially in a cross-national …

ABSTR AC T Using the German Microcensus, we study second-generation immigrants'
educational attainment in Germany, focusing on the descendants of classic labour migrants …