Category: Readings

Massey, Douglas S. 1999, “Why Does Immigration Occur? A Theoretical Synthesis.” Pp. 34-52 in The Handbook of International Migration, edited by Charles Hirschman et al. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press.

Foner, Nancy. 2000. From Ellis Island to JFK: New York’s Two Great Waves of Immigration. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press – Introduction and Chapters 1 “Who They Are and Why They Have Come.” Pp. 9-35

Foner, Nancy. 2000. “Where They Live.” Pp. 36-69 in From Ellis Island to JFK: New York’s Two Great Waves of Immigration. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press

Foner, Nancy. 2013 “Introduction: Immigrants in New York City in the New Millennium.” Pp. 1 – 34 in One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Nancy Foner. New York: Columbia University Press

Kraly, E. P., & Miyares, I. (2001). Immigration to New York: Policy, Population, and Patterns. New Immigrants in New York, 33-80.

Lobo, Arun Peter and Joseph J. Salvo. 2013 “A Portrait of New York’s Immigrant Melange.” Pp. 35 – 63 in One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Nancy Foner. New York: Columbia University Press

Meissner, Doris. 2006. Immigration and America’s Future: A New Chapter. Migration Policy Institute.

“Why is Immigration Important?” Pp. 1-19

“What is wrong with US Immigration Policy and Practice?” Pp. 19-27

Myers, Dowell. 2008. Immigrants and Boomers: Forging a New Social Contract for the Future of America.

“Knowing and Making the Future.” Pp. 19-35

“Demographic Transition in California and the United States.” Pp. 36-63. New York: Russel Sage Foundation.

“The Economic Effects of Administrative Action on Immigration” Congressional Budget Office, Report February 2015.

Impact of DACA. “Preliminary Findings from the National UnDACAmented Research Project.” Immigration Policy Center, August 2013.

The Newest New Yorkers. 2013 edition. Read Chapter 2, “Growth and Composition of the Immigrant Population.” Pp. 9-22 AND Chapter 3, “Settlement Patters of Immigrants in New York City.” Pp. 23-94

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Yoshkikawa, Hirokazu. 2011. Immigrants Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children. “The Hidden Face of New York: Undocumented Immigrant Parents’ Routes to the City.” Pp. 28-51. New York: Russel Sage Foundation.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – “New York’s Shifting Mosaic” – read and watch videos

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/06/09/nyregion/new-york-citys-newest-immigrant-enclaves.html

Lehrer, Warren and Judith Sloan. 2003. Crossing the BLVD: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America.

Students will be assigned a series of chapters to read for discussion in class. Chapters will be assigned prior to 3/21.

Foner, Nancy. 2000. “The Work They Do.” Pp. 70-107 in From Ellis Island to JFK: New York’s Two Great Waves of Immigration. New York: Russell Sage Foundation Press

 Dysegaard Kaalik, David. 2013 “Immigration and Economic Growth in New York City.” Pp. 64 – 89 in One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Nancy Foner. New York: Columbia University Press

New York: Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Innovation, and Welcoming Initiatives in the Empire State

 

“A World of Opportunity” February 2007 Report by Center for an Urban Future. Read Part I and Part II

“Bringing Vitality to Main Street” January 2015 Report by Fiscal Policy Institute and Americas Society/Council of the Americas. Read pages 2 – 13

“The Role of Immigrants in the New York City Economy” November 2013 Report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

“Immigrant Workers and the Minimum Wage in New York City” January 2004 Report by Fiscal Policy Institute.

Oppenheim, Mark. March 18, 2011. New York Times “Mapping Religious Life in the Five Boroughs, With Shoe Leather and a Web Site.”

Guest, Kenneth. 2003. God in Chinatown: Religion and Survival in New York’s Evolving Immigrant Community. “Walking on Water” Pp. 1-13.

Bakalian, Anny and Mehdi Bozorgmehr. 2009. Backlash 9/11 Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans Respond. “Backlash against Middle Eastern and Muslim Americans.” Pp. 1-31.

Creative New York. June 2015 Report by Center for an Urban Future. Read “Creative Voices from Around the World,” Pp. 32-34.

Immigration: Arts, Culture and Media 2010: A Creative Change Report. August 2010. Report by The Opportunity Agenda. Pp. 5-31.

Kasinitz, Philip, John H. Mollenkopf, and Mary C. Waters. 2013 “The Next Generation Emerges.” Pp. 267 – 281 in One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Nancy Foner. New York: Columbia University Press

Smith, Robert Courtney. 2013 “Mexicans: Civic Engagement, Education, and Progress Achieved and Inhibited.” Pp. 246 – 266 in One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Nancy Foner. New York: Columbia University Press 

Jimenez, Tomas, “Immigrants in the United States: How well are they Integrating into Society?”