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Title: Immigration, Gender, and the American Dream

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2007

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Abstract: Over the last three decades, a large number of immigrantshave arrived in the United States. Utilizing datafrom the Immigration and Naturalization Services (currentlydistributed through the Department of HomelandSecurity), this paper analyzes the changing patterns ofimmigration, especially its gender dynamics. The resultssuggest that not only has immigration become morefeminized but also the idea of an average immigrant,on whose behalf specific policies could be formulated,may have become less useful. By analyzing the differencesin home-ownership patterns among the foreign-bornpopulation, especially from a gendered perspective,the paper concludes that policy-making, particularlywhere housing is concerned, may have to become moreconcerned with local context and population subgroups.Keywords: Immigration, Gender, and Housing

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Authors: Modarres, Ali

Periodical (Full): Theory and Policy

Issue: 2

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Pages: 1-22

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Gender, Housing and Segregation, Migration and Immigration

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