California Cauldron: Immigration And The Fortunes Of Local Communities; Author: Clark, William A. V.; Author: Clark, W. A. V.; Hardback; Book

Author: Clark, William A. V.; Author: Clark, W. A. V.
Hardback; Book
217 pages
Published: December 1998
Guilford Press
ISBN: 1572304030

Once the prime destination for westward-moving young Americans, California has become a magnet for a new wave of migration in recent years. Changes in immigration law and the ebbs and flowsof the increasingly global economy have led to an unprecedented influx of newcomers from every continent and every cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic group. How has the demographic structure of California changed in the past 15 years? What are the social and spatial consequences of this transformation? Where are the new immigrants living, and how successfully are they realizing their versions ofthe American dream? Examining the impact of large-scale immigration on local communities, this book presents an in-depth geographical case study of the most active melting pot in the United States tThis text examines the impact of large-scale immigration on local communities. It focuses on California, America's most active melting pot and examines how large-scale immigration has affected neighbourhoods, cities, counties, levels of fertility, poverty and the educational system.