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Text readings: Week 6

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Internet Readings: Week 6

Hispanics of Dominican Origin in the United States, 2013 Statistical Profile
Lopez, G. & Patten, E. (15 Sept 2015) "Hispanics of Dominican Origin in the United States, 2013 Statistical Profile." Pew Research Center. Retrieved from: http://www.pewhispanic.org/2015/09/15/hispanics-of-dominican-origin-in-the-united-states-2013/
Central American Immigrants in the U.S.
Lesser, G. and Batalova, J. (5 Apr. 2017) “Central American Immigrants in the U.S.” Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved from http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/central-american-immigrants-united-states
South American Immigrants in the U.S.
Zong, J. and Batalova, J. (1 Mar. 2016) “South American Immigrants in the U.S.” Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved from http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/south-american-immigrants-united-states

U.S. Immigrant Population by Country of Birth, 1960-2016

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Migration Policy Institute (MPI) tabulation of data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2016 American Community Surveys (ACS), and 2000 Decennial Census; data for 2000 for Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Burma, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Liberia, Kenya, Morocco, Sudan, Bahamas, Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Uruguay are from MPI tabulation of the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series for the 2000 Decennial Census (5% sample); data for 1960 to 1990 are from Campbell J. Gibson and Emily Lennon, "Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States: 1850 to 1990" (Working Paper No. 29, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC, 1999).

Interactive Map from: Zong, J. and Batalova, J. (1 Mar. 2016) “South American Immigrants in the U.S.” Migration Policy Institute.

U.S. Immigrant Population by State and County, 2012-2016*

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Interactive Map from: Zong, J. and Batalova, J. (1 Mar. 2016) “South American Immigrants in the U.S.” Migration Policy Institute.