Migrants

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Journal Article

Supply of and Demand for Skilled Labor in the United States — Jan 1, 2009

Skilled immigration into developed countries and competition for talent and professional skills are of major concern among nations today.

Journal Article

Prevalence and Correlates of Lifetime Disordered Gambling in Cambodian Refugees Residing in Long Beach, CA — Jan 1, 2009

Uses a subset of a sample representative of the largest Cambodian refugee community in the US to examine prevalence and correlates of disordered gambling among Cambodian refugees.

Report

Migrant women in the EU labour force: Summary of findings — Oct 20, 2008

Executive summary for Migrant women in the European labour force, which examines migrant women's participation in the European labor force.

Report

MIGRANTINNEN IN DER ERWERBSBEVÖLKERUNG DER EU (Migrant women in the EU labour force): Zusammenfassung der Forschungsergebnisse (Summary of findings) — Oct 20, 2008

Executive summary for Migrant women in the European labour force, which examines migrant women's participation in the European labor force.

Report

Le marché du travail européen pour les femmes émigrées (Migrant women in the EU labour force): Résumé des recherches (Summary of findings) — Oct 20, 2008

Executive summary for Migrant women in the European labour force, which examines migrant women's participation in the European labor force

Research Brief

Immigrants and Health Care: A Complex Picture — Jan 15, 2008

This fact sheet describes the diverse health care needs of immigrant populations and specifies needs that health policies can target.

Project

Explaining the Hispanic Health Advantage via Immigrant Selection on Health Behaviors and Chronic Diseases — Jan 7, 2008

On varied measures of health, including the prevalence of certain chronic diseases, U.S. Hispanics consistently fare better than non-Hispanic whites. The aim of this research was to examine selective migration in and out of the U.S. as potential explanations for the "Hispanic health paradox."

Journal Article

Are Deportable Aliens a Unique Threat to Public Safety? Comparing the Recidivism of Deportable and Nondeportable Aliens — Jan 1, 2008

The study compared the recidivism of 517 deportable and 780 nondeportable aliens released from the Los Angeles County Jail over a 30-day period in 2002.

Journal Article

The Recidivism Patterns of Previously Deported Aliens Released from a Local Jail: Are They High-Risk Offenders? — Jan 1, 2008

Relative to similarly situated deportable aliens with no record of deportation, previously deported aliens are more likely to be rearrested, to be rearrested more quickly, and to be rearrested more frequently in a one-year follow-up period.

Journal Article

Social Networks and Access to Health Care Among Mexican-Americans — Oct 1, 2007

This research explores social networks and their relationship to access to health care among adult Mexican-Americans.

Journal Article

Options to Improve Health Care Access and Quality for Immigrants — Sep 11, 2007

Expanding opportunities for immigrants to obtain legal residency and citizenship may be the best option to offer them better access to health care. Factors that affect their access to health care include: socioeconomic background, immigration status, limited English proficiency, and more.

Commentary

Iraqi Refugee Challenge — Jun 28, 2007

Iraqi Refugee Challenge, in United Press International.

Journal Article

Lifecourse, Immigrant Status and Acculturation in Food Purchasing and Preparation Among Low-Income Mothers — Apr 1, 2007

This research sought to understand physical and economic access to food, from both individual and community perspectives.

Journal Article

Adolescent Participation in Preventive Health Behaviors, Physical Activity, and Nutrition: Differences Across Immigrant Generations for Asians and Latinos Compared with Whites — Feb 1, 2007

The authors investigated preventive health behaviors, physical activity, television viewing or video game playing, and nutrition, among Asian and Latino adolescents living in the United States; assessed trends across generations; and compared each generation with White adolescents.

Journal Article

Bad Jobs, Good Jobs, No Jobs? The Employment Experience of the Mexican American Second Generation — Jan 1, 2007

Concern with the prospects and experience of the new second generation stands at the top of the immigration research agenda in the United States.

Journal Article

Toward a Population Health Model of Segmented Assimilation: The Case of Low Birth-Weight in Los Angeles — Jan 1, 2007

The authors adapt the segmented assimilation theory to a model of population health, which posits that assimilation is actually harmful to migrants' health.

Journal Article

Problem Drinking Among Cambodian Refugees in the United States: How Big of a Problem Is It? — Jan 1, 2007

The present study assesses current drinking behavior in a representative sample of Cambodian refugees.

News Release

Troubled Cambodian Refugees Likely to Seek Help for Mental Health Problems, RAND Study Says — Oct 11, 2006

October 11, 2006 News Release: Troubled Cambodian Refugees Likely to Seek Help for Mental Health Problems, RAND Study Says.

Journal Article

Immigrants and the Cost of Medical Care — Jan 1, 2006

Foreign-born adults in Los Angeles County, California, constituted 45 percent of the county's population ages 18-64 but accounted for 33 percent of health spending in 2000. The foreign-born (especially the undocumented) use disproportionately fewer medical services and contribute less to health care costs in relation to their population share, likely because of their better relative health and lack of health insurance.

Journal Article

Immigration Status and Health Insurance Coverage: Who Gains? Who Loses? — May 12, 2005

Previous studies have not examined health insurance transitions by citizenship and legal status. Policies to increase coverage should consider the experiences of different immigrant groups.

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