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Title: Breaking New Ground: A Longitudinal Comparison of Onward Migration by Hispanics, Blacks and Whites in the US

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2008

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Abstract: Although movement to new and unfamiliar places, referred to as onward migration, is prominent in the conceptualization of migration, this form of migration has seldom been the focus of empirical research. This lack of intense analysis of onward migration is largely a result of the past data limitations. The foremost purpose of the research presented here is to lessen this gap by comparing the odds of onward migration of Hispanics, blacks, and whites in the United States. Goldscheider and Uhlenbergs basic minority group status hypothesis is used to guide the investigation. The minority status hypothesis posits that even when groups that have been assimilated into a society with respect to social and economic characteristics, differences in some social behaviors might persist. Utilizing a panel survey of young adults that is nationally representative of the U.S., NLSY79, this study finds significantly higher odds of onward migration for whites than for Hispanics and blacks, two major minority groups in American society. A secondary purpose of the study is to report the observed relationships between onward migration and thirteen control variables that are introduced to provide a rigorous test of the minority group status hypothesis.

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Authors: Wilson, Beth A.; Toney, Michael B.; Berry, Eddy H.

Periodical (Full): Population and Society

Issue: 2

Volume: 4

Pages: 1-27

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration

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