Estimating Characteristics of the Foreign-Born by Legal Status: An Evaluation of Data and Methods

By Dean H. Judson and David A. Swanson

This brief represents a comprehensive review of methods for estimating characteristics of the foreign-born population in the United States, specifically oriented toward characteristics by legal status . A variety of methods have been proffered over the past many decades, in a large variety of venues; this work brings them together, attempts to impart some order on the definition of "legal status," and describes strengths and deficiencies both in methods and in data. The authors have a combined 50 years of experience in both demographic and statistical methodology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400712715
• ISBN13: 9789400712713
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"