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Alejandro Portes
Researcher at University of Miami
Publications - 329
Citations - 68103
Alejandro Portes is an academic researcher from University of Miami. The author has contributed to research in topics: Immigration & Population. The author has an hindex of 93, co-authored 326 publications receiving 65573 citations. Previous affiliations of Alejandro Portes include Princeton University & Levy Economics Institute.
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The new latin nation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the Hispanic population of the United States, focusing on the sources of its growth, its internal composition, its connections with the countries of origin, its role in the U.S. economy, and the emerging second generation.
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Las estructuras de clase en América Latina: composición y cambios durante la época neoliberal
Alejandro Portes,Kelly Hoffman +1 more
TL;DR: In particular, Portes et al. as discussed by the authors pointed out the importance of clases social in the evolution of the global economy, in particular in the context of America Latina and the Caribe.
La asimilación segmentada sobre el terreno: la nueva segunda generación al inicio de la vida adulta
TL;DR: This article reviewed the literature on segmented assimilation and alternative theoretical models on the adaptation of the second generation; summarize the theoretical frame work developed in the course of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study; and present evidence from its third survey in South Florida bearing on alternative hypotheses.