Migration

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY - MIGRATION
Student`s Name
Name of Lecturer
Name of Institution
1 Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut (2001)Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation University of California Press; 1 edition
According to the book, it is estimated that about 1/5 of the American population is composed of immigrants, either first or second-generation immigrants. This book therefore explores their potential to transform the American society for better or for worse. This book is based on the largest study of its kind whereby it combines clear vignettes with a wealthy survey and school data. In this book, the authors manage to successfully explore the world of second-generation youth looking at patterns of parent-child conflict and cohesion with immigrant families. This book is therefore very productive for the purposes of studying the different classes/generations of immigrants and their influence to the American society.
2 Alejandro Portes and Rubén G. Rumbaut (2006). Immigrant America: A Portrait, University of California Press; 3 edition
This book reflects the current demographic, economic and political realities. The authors have used specific examples in order to bring their points to board. This book is recognized for its super portrayal of immigration and immigrant lives in the United States of America. The book also probes the dynamics of immigrant politics and examines the questions of identity and loyalty among the newcomers/immigrants. The authors manage to substantiate their argument through taking a look at the settlement pattern in urban America, discusses the problem of English language acquisition and bilingual education. This book offers a very good overview of migration and the problems associated with it.
3 Charles Hirschman (1999) The Handbook of International Migration: The American Experience Russell Sage Foundation Publications
In this book, the author collaborated with social Science Research Council program directory to come up with a conclusive research on the experience of America as far as migration is concerned. This book covers a comprehensive overview of the concept of immigration in the United States of America. The author also manages to show how migration is important to the US and the positive effects of migration.
The author is a professor of social sciences and writes the book with utmost experience some of which are based on personal encounter with the system of immigrants. The book is very informative about the state of international migration in the US and the positive effects of migration.
4 Hung-Ju Chen (2006). International Migration and Economic Growth: A Source Country Perspective; Springer Publishers. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 725-748
This volume analyses the impacts of international migration on economic growth of a country. It also gives a distinction between the public and private Schooling systems. According to the article, we find that economic growth entirely depends on the international migration since the migration possibility will affect fertility decisions and school expenditures. The author also takes an insight overview on how emigration of high skilled workers will damage the economic growth of a source country in the long run although there could be a brain gain in the short term. The author also presents different models that can be used to analyze the population and their effects to the economy of a country.
5 Khalid Koser (2007). International Migration: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press Publishers
This book offers a very good introduction to international migration and the effects of international migration to any country. The book tends to answer specific questions about the advantages and disadvantages of international migration. Some of the questions addressed in the book include: the relationship between migrants and terrorist organizations and the factors lying behind the dramatic increase in the number of women migrating. The book also reveals how migration presents opportunities that need to be taken advantage of in the light of current economic climate. The author manages to...