Twenty-first-century gateways : immigrant incorporation in suburban America / Audrey Singer, Susan W. Hardwick, Caroline B. Brettell, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singer, Audrey.

Hardwick, Susan Wiley.

Brettell, Caroline.

Series:

James A. Johnson metro series.

James A. Johnson metro series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--United States.

Immigrants.

Social integration--United States.

Social integration.

Suburbs--United States.

Suburbs.

Metropolitan areas--United States.

Metropolitan areas.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Focuses on the fastest-growing immigrant populations among "second-tier" metropolitan areas. Examines the changes wrought by these new suburban settlement patterns and provides comparative analysis of immigration trends and local policy responses in these gateways. Case examples explore the challenges of newcomer integration, as well as immigration's impact on suburban infrastructure"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Henry Cisneros

Acknowledgments

Twenty-first-century gateways : an introduction / Audrey Singer

Toward a suburban immigrant nation / Susan W. Hardwick

"Big D" : incorporating new immigrants in a sunbelt suburban metropolis / Caroline B. Brettell

Diverging trajectories : Asian and Latino immigration in metropolitan Phoenix / Alex Oberle and Wei Li

Unsettled in the suburbs : Latino immigration and ethnic diversity in metro Atlanta / Mary E. Odem

Edge gateways : immigrants, suburbs, and the politics of reception in metropolitan Washington / Marie Price and Audrey Singer

Immigrant space and place in suburban Sacramento / Robin Datel and Dennis Dingemans

Impediments to the integration of immigrants : a case study in the Twin Cities / Katherine Fennelly and Myron Orfield

"Placing" the refugee diaspora in suburban Portland, Oregon / Susan W. Hardwick and James E. Meacham

Austin : immigration and transformation deep in the heart of Texas / Emily Skop and Tara Buentello

The "Nuevo South" : Latino place making and community building in the middle-ring suburbs of Charlotte / Heather A. Smith and Owen J. Furuseth

Afterword : coming to terms with federal and local immigration reform / Audrey Singer, Susan W. Hardwick, and Caroline B. Brettell.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815779285

0815779283

OCLC:

818846693