Showing papers by "Alejandro Portes published in 1980"
TL;DR: In this paper, data from a longitudinal sample of Cuban emigres are used to test competing hypotheses about the mode of incorporation of new immigrants into the U.S. labor market.
Abstract: Data from a longitudinal sample of Cuban emigres are used to test competing hypotheses about the mode of incorporation of new immigrants into the U.S. labor market. Classic theories of assimilation...
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TL;DR: In this paper, two competing views of determinants of immigrants' perceptions of U.S. society and perceptions of discrimination against their own group are examined on samples of Cuban and Mexican immigrants interviewed at the moment of arrival and reinterviewed three years after.
Abstract: Two competing views of determinants of immigrants' perceptions of U.S. society and perceptions of discrimination against their own group are examined. Assimilation theory suggests a process leading to lesser discrimination and a more favorable evaluation of the host society as immigrants' economic position, and their knowledge of the culture and language improve. More recent conflict theories indicate a possible reversal in this causal sequence: greater familiarity with the culture and language and some economic advancement can lead to greater consciousness of the reality of discrimination and a more critical appraisal of the host society. These competing perspectives are examined on samples of Cuban and Mexican immigrants interviewed at the moment of arrival in the U.S. and reinterviewed three years after. Bivariate and multivariate regression results are mixed, but lean definitely in the direction of the conflictlconsciousness hypothesis. A LISREL model of immigrants' perceptions of society and discrimination confirms the basic similarity of causal effects across the two immigrant groups and the general agreement of those effects with conflict theory predictions. Implications of these findings are discussed.
120 citations
TL;DR: This study examines the determinants of earnings among two groups of recent immigrants—Cubans and Mexicans—interviewed at the moment of arrival in the United States and reinter interviewed three years later.
Abstract: This study examines the determinants of earnings among two groups of recent immigrants-Cubans and Mexicans-interviewed at the moment of arrival in the United States and reinterviewed three years later. The specific goal is to examine the applicability to these results of causal variables suggested by recent alternative theoretical perspectives on income attainment. (authors)
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