adolescents and young adults in the age of migration
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Adolescents and Young Adults in the Age of Migration. Immigrants in US. Almost 30 percent of the more than 68 million young adults aged eighteen to thirty-four in the United States today are either foreign born or of foreign parentage First generation most -educated ( Indians) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Adolescents and Young Adults in the Age of Migration
Immigrants in USAlmost 30 percent of the more than 68 million
young adults aged eighteen to thirty-four in the United States today are either foreign born or of foreign parentage
First generationmost-educated (Indians) least-educated (Mexicans) lowest poverty rate (Filipinos) highest poverty rate (Dominicans).
Reflect three very different ways of entering this countrythrough regular immigration channelsWithout legal authorization
Blocks mobility
state-sponsored refugees.
Young and immigrantThese immigrant flows consist primarily of young
adults and their children.second generation—the U.S.-born children of the
immigrants—has been growing rapidlydiffer greatly90% of Whites and Blacks in US are native born,
reverse for Hispanics and Asians.Lumping together conceals cultural variation
DiversityOf the 19 million first- and second-generation
young adults between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four, more than half come from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, 35 percent from Mexico. Salvadorans and Guatemalans together add 5
percent more, Puerto Ricans 4 percentDominicans and Cubans 2 percent each.
GeographyMost live in So. Cal, San Francisco, NYCMany want to support parentsNo pressure to leave homeSharing roomsMany provide monthly supplement to parents
Legal issuesalmost half of immigrant young adults, or nearly 6
million, are estimated to be unauthorized blocks access to the opportunity structure and
paths to social mobility. failure by Congress to pass comprehensive federal
immigration reforms. HostilityUnable to get licenses, etcDo not qualify for financial aid
DREAM Actvcxv failure by Congress to pass
comprehensive federal immigration reforms.
Immigration Quiz
factsFirst generation was by far the least likely to live with
their parents
TrendsIn 1970 only 4% of 18-34 year olds in the US were
foreign born.
TodayAlmost 30% are either foreign born or foreign
parentage (second generation) and continued growth
Immigrant population growing by 1 milllion a year, primarly from Latin America
Mostly young adults and their children (44%)
Ethnic Diversity of Early Adulthood150 countries classified as “Hispanic” or “Asian”Of the 20 million 1st and 2nd generation 18-34 year
olds:More than a 1/3 come from
MEXICO Salvadorans and Guatemalans 5% Dominicans 2% Cubans2%
Asian ImmigrantsFilipinos, Chines, and Indians 4% eachVietnamese, Koreans 2% each
Immigrant FlowUndocumented laborersProfessionalsRefugees
GeographyMany concentrated in Southern Californian NY,
Miami
Ethnic InequalitiesMost educated-F.G. IndiansLeast educated-F. G. MexicansHighest Poverty-F.G. DominicansLowest Poverty F.G.-Filipinos
Generational DifferencesProlonged transition (moving out, marriage)
8th graders in 1988