Immigration Statistics:

A Story of Neglect (1985)

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Panel on Immigration Statistics, Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council

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This book examines the needs for and availability of statistics concerning immigrants and immigration. It concentrates on the needs for statistics on immigrants, refugees, and illegal aliens for policy and program purposes, on the adequacy of the statistics that are produced and of the statistical systems that generate them, and on recommendations for improving these systems. Also, the history of immigration legislation and the estimates of the size of the illegal alien population are briefly reviewed.

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A Story of Neglect (1985)

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Immigration Statistics:

A Story of Neglect (1985)

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Table of Contents

Front Matter i-viii

1 Overview and Major Recommendations 1-12

2 Immigration Policy: Past to Present 13-25

3 Needs for Statistics on Immigration 26-34

4 The Immigration and Naturalization Service 35-73

5 Other Government Sources of Information on Immigration 74-100

6 The Role of Nongovernmental Activities in Immigration Studies 101-109

7 Collecting Data on Refugees and Asylees: An Illusion of a Complex Process 110-125

8 Data Gaps and Ways to Fill Them 126-142

9 Recommendations 143-148

Glossary 149-158

Appendix A: Selected Forms 159-202

Appendix B: Some Methodological Issues in Analyzing Data on Immigration 203-254

Appendix C: The Settlement Process Among Mexican Migrants to the United States: New Methods and Findings 255-292

Appendix D: A Review of Statistical Aspects Contained Within Pending Immigration Legislation: A Letter Report to the INS, May 1983 293-300

Appendix E: A Summary of Panel Activities 301-303

Appendix F: Bibliographic Sources of Information 304-324

Appendix G: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff 325-328

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