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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Immigrant Integration"”.
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A participatory assessment of immigrant integration in a low-income suburban neighborhood
… in migration patterns show that more and more immigrants are moving to the suburbs, which has resulted in some unique integration challenges. This research focuses on a particular suburban Chicago neighborhood, seeking to determine who is living there, to what extent they are making connections …
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Displaced but Not Without Place: Refugee and Immigrant Integration Experiences in Greeley, Colorado
<p>This thesis research focuses on the integration experiences of refugees and immigrants in Greeley, Colorado and the corresponding actions and reactions of local Greeley members and leaders who are involved with this population. This thesis explains how the political, industrial and economic …
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Making Immigrant integration work : a case study of refugee resettlement in Philadelphia, PA
… profile through the establishment of immigrant enclaves and subsequent chain migration. Moreover, a refugee community's initial resettlement period has long-term effects for integration outcomes. This research examines the institutional development of the refugee resettlement process …
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Immigrant integration into host societies: the case of yemeni immigrant communities in metro detroit
… study is intended to extend our understanding of immigrant political integration by analyzing Yemeni immigrants' attitudes toward integration into North American society, exploring the case of Yemeni-Americans, a group reputedly resistant to integration, in both Dearborn and Hamtramck, Michigan, …
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A qualitative exploration of Latino immigrant integration in the rural Midwest : long-term resident and immigrant perspectives
… Much of this increase is due to the migration of immigrants from urban areas to suburban and rural communities. Much of the extant literature on Latino immigrant integration focuses on urban areas and only accounts for the immigrants' perspective. The current study employs qualitative research …
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Does it take one or two to tango? : language skills, physical appearance, and immigrant integration in Germany
… is, despite a sizeable share of permanent immigrant residents, not a country of immigration, the German legislature has drawn up a new immigration law, which entered into force in January 2005. It states a new commitment to integrate legal immigrants into German society by teaching them …
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“Diversity: Our Strength” : South and East Asian immigrants’ ethnic identity in the Greater Toronto Area
… is currently the most popular destination for immigrants in the country and population of immigrant descent is expected to become the majority in this region. The increase in its’ population is connected with the growing number of immigrants from South and East Asia and the thesis research …
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Transition, settlement and integration : recommendations for the design and development of a citizenship programme for Francophone immigrants in Quebec
… an exploration of the juncture of immigration, immigrant integration and adult citizenship education in the Province of Quebec. Some of the issues addressed revolve around the belief that many factors impact on immigrants' ability to integrate into Quebec society and that linguistic proximity is …
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Experiences and integration of Nigerian migrants in the United States and United Kingdom
… This study investigated the experiences and integration of Nigerian migrants in the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK), focusing on three projects: selfidentification and understanding of immigrant integration, migrants' wellbeing (employment and health), and Covid-19. …
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The politics of belonging in Australia : multiculturalism, citizenship and Islamophobia
… countries, including Australia. Increasingly, immigrant integration was believed to be key to the maintenance of social cohesion and individual immigrant integration was seen as the main factor in successful integration. The Howard Government distanced itself from multicultural policies by …
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The politics of belonging in Australia : multiculturalism, citizenship and Islamophobia
… countries, including Australia. Increasingly, immigrant integration was believed to be key to the maintenance of social cohesion and individual immigrant integration was seen as the main factor in successful integration. The Howard Government distanced itself from multicultural policies by …
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Demographic trends in the European Union: political and strategic implications
… and national identity are at issue in immigrant integration and assimilation efforts. The role of population trends with regard to the growing threat of radical Islamic fundamentalism is explored. The thesis concludes with policy recommendations that might be considered to avert the …
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Education and integration of immigrant minorities : a case study of the Haitian community in Quebec
This thesis examines the immigration and integration of Haitians in Quebec society. First, a historical background of this process is presented. Second, there is a discussion of how education is strongly linked to the Haitian's particular status in Quebec. This status is subject to the political …
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Everyday landscapes of immgrant integration in post-socialist Berlin: integration projects, othering and meanings of work.
… and responses of local population to recent immigrants in one of the new urban areas of immigrant settlement in Germany, namely neighborhoods of eastern Berlin, Marzahn. Once the largest socialist-era housing estate in the former East Germany, now severely socio-economically marginalized, …
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The Revaluation of the National Language in a Post-National Era: Language Policy and the Governance of Migration and Citizenship
… of language proficiency, within immigration, integration, naturalization, and citizenship policy in Canada and the United Kingdom. Employing an interdiscursive language policy analysis (da Silva & Heller, 2009), the dissertation combines textual analysis of policy documents, informed by the …
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Immigrant Inclusion: Reframing Local Politics in Immigration Debates
… I explore the causes and consequences of local immigrant integration policies, such as the adoption of sanctuary practices, municipal IDs, the establishment of local immigrant affairs offices, and more. While these policies have gained traction in recent years, we know little about why they …
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Three Essays in Labor Economics
… on the labor market outcomes of highly skilled immigrants in Canada. Using a Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity (FRD) design around the introduction of the Ph.D. stream policy, which allowed international Ph.D. graduates to apply for PR without Canadian work experience, I find that expedited PR …
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Reimagining migrant language education from the bottom up: an ethnographic study
… emphasize the learning of English as a marker of integration on adult migrant language education. Using ethnography, I focus on the lived experience of a heterogeneous adult migrant student body within and beyond the institutional setting of a Further Education (FE) college in west London. The …
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How Does Religion Shape Filipino Immigrants` Connection to the Public Sphere? Imagining a Different Self-Understanding of Modernity
… the salience of religion among post-1965 immigrants. In this dissertation, I explored the following question: How does religion shape Filipino immigrants` connection to the public sphere? To that end, I investigated: 1) How does religion shape immigrants` understanding of American …
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