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Immigration and Community Development

Immigration and Community Development. Max J. Pfeffer Development Sociology Department Cornell University. Foreign-Born Population, New York State, 1900-2006. Source: Kevin Jack, New York State Data Center. Growth in Foreign-Born Population, 2000-2006.

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Immigration and Community Development

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  1. Immigration and Community Development Max J. Pfeffer Development Sociology Department Cornell University

  2. Foreign-Born Population, New York State, 1900-2006 Source: Kevin Jack, New York State Data Center

  3. Growth in Foreign-Born Population, 2000-2006 Source: Kevin Jack, New York State Data Center

  4. Foreign-Born Population, by State, 2006 Source: Kevin Jack, New York State Data Center

  5. Foreign-Born Population, New York State, 2006 Source: Fiscal Policy Institute, A Profile of Immigrants in the New York State Economy,2008

  6. The Foreign-Born Population Is Concentrated in the NYC Area and Is Increasing, But it Is Also Important and Increasing in the Rural Periphery Paul Eberts, Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University

  7. Source: New York State Association of Counties. 2007. The Population Shuffle: The Latest Census Population Estimates and How They Impact Our Counties. June. http://www.nysac.org/Policy_and_Research/Reports.php (accessed June 20, 2008).

  8. Source: Mize, Ronald L. et al., “Latino In-Migration among Counties in Decline.” Rural New York Minute, 31/2009, Community and Rural Development Institute, Cornell University.

  9. I want to stay here because of my son; he has more opportunities here to study, to learn another language, to make a career much better than in Mexico (woman with 2 year old son).

  10. Foreign Born Children by Year of Entry to the U.S. and Children Born to Foreign Born Parents by Year of Birth, Upstate NY American Community Survey, 2006

  11. Immigrant ChildrenU.S., New York and Upstate How many immigrant children are there? • 73+ million children living in households • 70+ million are native born • 13+ are native born to a foreign born parent • (9.7 million are native born with both parents foreign born) • 3+ million are foreign born • 16+ million immigrant children in the U.S. (22% of all children • 1.5 million immigrant children in New York (32% of all children) • 138K immigrant children Upstate (9% of all children) Source: American Community Survey, 2006

  12. Educational Attainment of Parents with Children,United States, New York and Upstate Source: American Community Survey, 2006

  13. Top Occupations of Foreign-Born Residents, Upstate, 2004 Source: Fiscal Policy Institute, A Profile of Immigrants in the New York State Economy,2008

  14. Are Immigrants an Asset or Burden? New York and Upstate, 2008 Source: Max J. Pfeffer and Pilar A. Parra, Empire State Poll 2008, Cornell University

  15. New Yorkers’ Perceptions of Immigrants The language barriers are a major problem …some newcomers can’t read English nor Spanish …this new population that comes in is very different, ..they have the reputation as hard working, family folks Source: Max J. Pfeffer and Pilar A. Parra, “Immigrants and the Community: Community Perspectives”, Department of Development Sociology, Cornell University, October 2005.

  16. English Language Ability of Foreign-Born Children and Parents, New York Source: American Community Survey, 2006

  17. What can be done? • Nongovernmental civic organizations, employers, schools, and churches can support English language training for immigrants • English language training should be integrated with efforts to introduce immigrants to other community members • Communities can encourage civic engagement that includes immigrants • Create opportunities for immigrants to develop social ties to other community residents

  18. A Community Model of Immigrant Integration English Ability →→→→ Social and Economic ↑ Success ↑ ↑ Friendship ←------→ Civic Engagement

  19. Thank you Max J. Pfeffer Cornell University Department of Development Sociology and Community and Rural Development Institute mjp5@cornell.eduhttp://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu

  20. Community Support for English Language Training, New York and Upstate Source: Max J. Pfeffer and Pilar A. Parra, Empire State Poll 2008, Cornell University

  21. Legal Status of the Foreign-Born Population in 2005 Source: Jeffrey Passel, Pew Hispanic Center, 2006

  22. States Enacting Immigration Related Legislation in 2007(N=46) Source: National Conference of State Legislatures 2008

  23. State Immigration-Related Legislation, 2007 Source: National Conference of State Legislatures 2008

  24. Proposed Ordinances Specifically Regulating Immigrants or Relations with Immigrants Since 2006 Source: Web Search by Pilar A. Parra and Michelle Leveillee, April 2008

  25. Language Other Than English Spoken at Home by Immigrant Children, United States, New York and Upstate United States • Spanish (72%) • Chinese (2.3%) • Vietnamese (2.0%) • French (1.7%) • Korean Arabic (1.5%) New York • Spanish (56%) • Yiddish (5%) • Chinese (5%) • Russian (3%) • Hebrew, French (2%) Upstate • Spanish (48%) • French (7%) • Yiddish (4%) • Russian (4%) • German (3%) American Community Survey, 2006

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