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The Political and Community Context of Immigrant Naturalisation in the United States

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: Becoming a citizen is a component of a larger process of immigrant incorporation into U.S. society. It is most often treated as an individual-level choice, associated with such personal characteristics as the duration of residence in the U.S., age, education, and language acquisition. This study uses microdata from Census 2000 in conjunction with other measures to examine aspects of the community and policy context that influence the choices made by individuals. The results confirm previous research on the effects of individual-level characteristics on attaining citizenship. There is also strong evidence of collective influences: both the varied political histories of immigrant groups in their home country and the political and community environment that they encounter in the U.S. have significant impacts on their propensity of naturalization.

Source: Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2012.659116

Authors: John R. Logan, Sookhee Oh, Jennifer Darrah

Institution: Brown University

Language: English

Topic: Migration, Refugees, and Integration

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: Russell Sage Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development