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Making Los Angeles Home [Elektronische Ressource] : The Integration of Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Alarcon, Rafael ; Escala, Luis ; Odgers, Olga

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, 2016

281 p.

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978-0-520-28485-2

MS 3600

 

f Online-Publikation  Los Angeles, Calif.  Mexikanischer Einwanderer 

 

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Online-Ressource

978-0-520-96052-7

Making Los Angeles Home examines the different integration strategies implemented by Mexican immigrants in the Los Angeles region. Relying on statistical data and ethnographic information, the authors analyze four different dimensions of the immigrant integration process (economic, social, cultural, and political) and show that there is no single path for its achievement, but instead an array of strategies that yield different results. However, their analysis also shows that immigrants' successful integration essentially depends upon their legal status and long residence in the region. The boo...