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Title: Observations on the Social Mobility of the Children of Immigrants in the United States and United Kingdom

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Publication Year: 2008

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Abstract: The United States and the United Kingdom are both high-immigration nations. The foreign-born make up a significant group in both countries: one in eight in the US and one in ten in the UK. The numbers of children of immigrants are larger still, and is estimated at 24 percent of young children (age five and under) in the US, and 25 percent (using a different metric) in England and Wales.1 In some areas, such as Los Angeles, New York or London, the proportions are much higher. Individuals with an immigrant background, therefore, are set to form a significant proportion of US and UK populations for decades to come. This means that any strategy to promote social mobility needs to consider immigrants and their children. Social mobility is not a neatly defined concept, but it is one . . .

Url: http://www.suttontrust.com/reports/NCEE_interim_report.pdf

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Authors: Papademetriou, Demetrios G; Somerville, Will; Sumption, Madeleine

Publisher: Migration Policy Institute

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other, Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

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