Immigrant America

Alejandro Portes is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Princeton University and Research Professor of Law and Distinguished Scholar of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami. Rubén G. Rumbaut is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine, and founding chair of the American Sociological Association’s International Migration Section. They are the coauthors of Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation and coeditors of Ethnicities: Children of Immigrants in America.

• ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Preface to the Fifth Edition Preface to the Fourth Edition Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments for the Fifth Edition Acknowledgments for the Fourth Edition Acknowledgments for the Third Edition Acknowledgments for the Second Edition Acknowledgments for the First Edition 1. The Four Phases of U.S.-Bound Immigration 2. Theoretical Overview 3. Moving: Patterns of Immigrant Settlement and Spatial Mobility 4. Making It in America: Education, Occupation, and Entrepreneurship 5. From Immigrants to Ethnics: Identity, Citizenship, and Political Participation 6. Language: Diversity and Resilience 7. The New Second Generation 8. Religion: The Enduring Presence 9. Conclusion Notes References Index