Making Los Angeles Home: The Integration Of Mexican Immigrants In The United States
by Rafæl Alarcon /
2016 / English / PDF
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Making Los Angeles Home
Making Los Angeles Home examines the different integration
strategies implemented by Mexican immigrants in the Los Angeles
region. Relying on statistical data and ethnographic information,
the authors analyze four different dimensions of the immigrant
integration process (economic, social, cultural, and political)
and show that there is no single path for its achievement, but
instead an array of strategies that yield different results.
However, their analysis also shows that immigrants' successful
integration essentially depends upon their legal status and long
residence in the region. The book shows that, despite this
finding, immigrants nevertheless decide to settle in Los Angeles,
the place where they have made their homes.
examines the different integration
strategies implemented by Mexican immigrants in the Los Angeles
region. Relying on statistical data and ethnographic information,
the authors analyze four different dimensions of the immigrant
integration process (economic, social, cultural, and political)
and show that there is no single path for its achievement, but
instead an array of strategies that yield different results.
However, their analysis also shows that immigrants' successful
integration essentially depends upon their legal status and long
residence in the region. The book shows that, despite this
finding, immigrants nevertheless decide to settle in Los Angeles,
the place where they have made their homes.
