Report Immigrants and Local Governance: The View from City Hall By Paul Lewis, Karthick Ramakrishnan Jun 9, 2005 More than one-quarter of California residents are foreign-born. Yet, very little is known about the effects of immigration on public policymaking and representation at the local level. In this report, the authors address three major questions. First, how do municipal officials become aware of the needs and preferences of immigrant populations? Second, how do they attempt to communicate city policies to their immigrant constituents, many of whom do not speak English? Third, how – if at all – does the presence of immigrants alter the policies and routines of city government?
California Counts, Report Second-Generation Immigrants in California By Hans Johnson, Karthick Ramakrishnan May 18, 2005 Examines the demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, and geographic location of second-generation immigrants in California – i.e., U.S.-born individuals with at least one foreign-born parent. Finds that over half (54%) are children and that a majority live in Los Angeles County. As these children age over the next decades, they could dramatically transform California’s adult population with their increasing presence in the state’s colleges, labor force, and voting population.
California Counts, Report The Demographics of Mortality in California By Joseph Hayes, Hans Johnson May 12, 2004 Examines differences in mortality rates and life expectancies across 19 racial/ethnic groups in California. Finds large differences in life expectancies by gender, nativity (U.S.-born versus foreign-born), and racial/ethnic group.
press release Silicon Valley’s Skilled Immigrants Becoming Agents Of Global Economic Change, Survey Finds Apr 19, 2002
Report Local and Global Networks of Immigrant Professionals in Silicon Valley By AnnaLee Saxenian Apr 1, 2002 Foreign-born entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley are becoming agents of global economic change, and their increased mobility is fueling the emergence of entrepreneurial networks in distant locations. In this report, AnnaLee Saxenian investigates this development by drawing on the first large-scale survey of foreign-born professionals in Silicon Valley. Focusing on first-generation Indian and Chinese immigrants, the report compares their participation in local and global networks both to one another and to that of native-born professionals. The results indicate that local institutions and social networks within ethnic communities are more important than national or individual characteristics in explaining entrepreneurial behavior. The report also suggests that the so-called brain drain from India and China has been transformed into a more complex, two-way process of "brain circulation" linking Silicon Valley to urban centers in those countries.
