Since 2005, the topic requested most often for my presentations and lectures has been immigration: The Economics of Immigration, Understanding the Immigrant Mindset, and Cultural Competence for Working in Immigrant Communities. In response to this increased interest, I created this page as a teaching aid and as a public service. I hope that you find this page useful. I welcome your comments and conversation on this.

Hispanic children almost one fourth of all children under 17

Among children ages 17 and younger, there were 17.1 million Latinos, or 23.1% of this age group, according to an analysis by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center. The number of Latino children grew 39% over the decade. In 2000, there were 12.3 million Hispanic children, who were 17.1% of the population under age 18.

SO MUCH FOR CENSUS UNDERCOUNTS: WATCH OUT FOR THE UNDER-ESTIMATES

The Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization based in Washington D.C., just published a report (15 March 2011) with an analysis that shows that Census 2010 Hispanic population counts released so far are higher than earlier Census Bureau estimates for those states.The report includes a discussion on the accuracy of Census Bureau estimates.

A New Age of Immigrants: Making Immigration Work for Minnesota

A Wilder Research report released in August 2010, commissioned by the Minneapolis Foundation. You may view or download a 12-page summary or the full 76-page report.

Unauthorized Immigrants and Their U.S.-Born Children

A report published on 11 August 2010 by the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization based in Washington D.C.

The Economic Impact of Immigrants in Minnesota

A 48-page (PDF) report authored in the Fall of 2009 by Katherine Fennelly and Anne Huart of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.

Patterns and Processes of International Migration in the Twenty-First Century

A 42-page (PDF) paper prepared in 2003 by Douglas S. Massey of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Immigrant Archive Project: An independent national initiative.

The DREAM Act
The DREAM Act is a bipartisan measure that allows high-achieving young people – immigrants who have been raised here, have worked hard in school, and then pursue higher education or serve in the military – a fair chance to realize the American Dream.

The Ellis Island Foundation

In almost every presentation that includes immigration themes, I encourage people to visit the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York. The museum is currently undergoing a significant expansion into what will be called The Peopling of America® Center, expected to be completed in 2011.

Their web site is rich, with areas such as free passenger search, genealogy, history, a touching and insightful Immigrant Experience section, multimedia, and a great online gift shop.

Please contact me if you have additional content for this page.

Also see:

Video:

The VoiceOver

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Rosabelle's Story

Quick Reads:

The Native Speaker Syndrome

Hispanic or Latino?

Which Spanish Dialect?