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112. Racial and Ethnic Disparities: Key Findings from the National Survey of America's Families
- Author:
- Sarah Staveteig and Alyssa Wigton
- Publication Date:
- 02-2000
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Urban Institute
- Abstract:
- More than 30 years after the passage of civil rights legislation, significant economic and social inequalities persist amongst racial and ethnic groups in the United States. Analysis of well-being by race and ethnicity using data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) confirms that disparities exist both within and across all racial and ethnic groups. Even at higher incomes, whites and Asians repeatedly fare better than blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans.
- Topic:
- Human Welfare, Migration, and Poverty
- Political Geography:
- United States
113. Illegal Aliens in Federal, State, and Local Criminal Justice Systems
- Author:
- Rebecca Clark and Scott Anderson
- Publication Date:
- 06-2000
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Urban Institute
- Abstract:
- With the rising concern about the numbers and impacts of illegal aliens in the United States — as evidenced by the sweeping passage of Proposition 187 in California, the immigrant provisions in 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), and Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) — criminal illegal aliens have become a subject of particular focus. These individuals have not only entered or resided in the United States without the knowledge or permission of the U.S. government, but, while here, they have also violated the laws of the nation, its states, or municipalities.
- Topic:
- Government, International Law, and Migration
- Political Geography:
- United States
114. Bombs Away: A Call for the Unconditional Ending of the Bombing Campaign
- Author:
- Tom Barry and Martha Honey
- Publication Date:
- 05-1999
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Foreign Policy In Focus
- Abstract:
- The Foreign Policy In Focus project functions as a network of foreign policy experts. The following brief, written by one of the project's codirectors, benefits from the expert opinions about the Kosovo crisis from numerous experts and organizations that have contributed to the project's efforts to make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and partner. We see this policy brief as a living document that will be regularly updated and revised as this horrific manifestation of U.S. militarism and global irresponsibility evolves. The policy brief calls for the unconditional halt to this war of terror. Comments appreciated.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Foreign Policy, NATO, Ethnic Conflict, and Migration
- Political Geography:
- United States and Eastern Europe
115. Germany: Migration Policies for the 21st Century
- Author:
- Philip L. Martin
- Publication Date:
- 04-1999
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)
- Abstract:
- As immigration and integration become subject to heightened public debate and policy attention, Germany and the United States must rethink the policy process in order to promote policy consistency and awareness of its international repercussions. Recent German and U.S. debates and policy changes point to the need for agencies to monitor developments and suggest policy options, and administrative structures that permit some flexibility in administering immigration and integration policies.
- Topic:
- Government, Migration, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- United States, Europe, and Germany
116. Conference on Immigrants and Race
- Author:
- Monique Wilson and Leo O'Donovan
- Publication Date:
- 07-1998
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- On Monday, July 13, 1998 the International Migration Policy Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Georgetown University Law Center co-sponsored a Conference on Immigrants and Race at the Law Center's moot court amphitheater. This event was organized in an effort to contribute to the dialogue begun by President Clinton's Initiative on Race. Twenty-six scholars, policy makers and community leaders gathered to discuss the challenges of incorporating newcomers effectively into a multiethnic society and the effects and implications of this process on Black Americans and, more generally, on race relations. Seeking to move beyond the black/white paradigm that has dominated discussions on U.S. race relations and the deliberations of the Initiative, the Conference proved to be a thought-provoking exchange on the importance of and process for including immigrants more squarely within Clinton's notion of “One America.” Among those in attendance were the Chair of the President's Advisory Board, John Hope Franklin, and Board Members Linda Chavez-Thompson, Angela Oh, and William F.Winter.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Migration, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- United States
117. Conference on Comparative Citizenship
- Author:
- Kathleen Newland, Monique Wilson, Nicole Green, Deborah Ho, Lowell Barrington, George Ginsburgs, Jonathan Klaaren, David Martin, J. Donald Galloway, Gianni Zapalla, Rainer Baubock, Manuel Becerra Ramirez, Marco Martiniello, Aristide Zolberg, Ayelet Shachar, Douglas Klusmeyer, Miriam Feldblum, and T. Alexander Aleinikoff
- Publication Date:
- 06-1998
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- The conference on “Comparative Citizenship,” held at the Airlie Center in Warrenton, Virginia on June 4–7, 1998, was sponsored by the International Migration Policy Program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Twenty-five experts from around the world gathered to present and discuss citizenship policies as they relate to rights, access and participation in different non-Western European liberal-democratic states and the supranational European Union.
- Topic:
- Government, Migration, Nationalism, and Politics
- Political Geography:
- United States, Canada, Israel, South Africa, Mexico, Virginia, and Western Europe
118. Immigrants in New York: Their Legal Status, Incomes, and Taxes
- Author:
- Jeffrey S. Passel and Rebecca L. Clark
- Publication Date:
- 04-1998
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Urban Institute
- Abstract:
- This report provides essential demographic and economic information on legal immigrants residing in New York State and addresses significant shortcomings in the existing data for immigrants and in analyses of fiscal impacts of legal immigrants. It focuses on four major issues: the size of the legal immigrant populations; the characteristics of legal status groups, including both legal and undocumented populations; the incomes and taxes paid by immigrant populations and natives; and the economic adaptation of immigrants and their descendants.
- Topic:
- Government, International Law, and Migration
- Political Geography:
- United States and New York
119. The Number and Cost of Immigrants on Medicaid: National and State Estimates
- Author:
- Leighton Ku and Bethany Kessler
- Publication Date:
- 09-1998
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Urban Institute
- Abstract:
- This work was conducted under Subtask 2.2.12 of HHS Contract HHS-100-94-1009. Many constructive comments were provided by staff of the Department of Health and Human Services, including Linda Sanches, David Nielsen, Penelope Pine and Bob Tomlinson. We gratefully acknowledge data and advice made available by Ron North and Roger Buchanan of the Health Care Financing Administration and Charles Scott of the Social Security Administration. Many colleagues at the Urban Institute offered useful advice or data, including Brian Bruen, Rebecca Clark, Teresa Coughlin, Linda Giannarelli, Jeff Passel, Karen Tumlin and Wendy Zimmerman. All opinions expressed are the authors' and should not be interpreted as opinions of the Urban Institute or the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Topic:
- Government and Migration
- Political Geography:
- United States