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In this paper we document the prevalence of mixed immigration status families and discuss some of the immigration and citizenship policies that drive their formation. Using the 1998 Current Population Survey, we find that nearly one in ten families with children is a mixed status family: that is a family in which one or both parents is a noncitizen and one or more children is a citizen. We also find that 75 percent of children in immigrant families are citizens. We identify a number of the challenges that mixed status families pose for achieving the goals of recent welfare and illegal immigration reforms.

Describes the demographic characteristics of undocumented aliens in NJ, their fiscal impact for local & state government, & related federal & state public policy. Drawing on Immigration & Naturalization Service & 1990 US census data, it is shown that NJ had about 116,000 undocumented aliens in 1992. This number represents a smaller share of the state population as a whole than in most other states with large undocumented populations. A larger proportion of these individuals came from Europe & South America; relatively fewer came from Mexico & Central America. A large proportion of this population stayed in NJ after their documentation expired rather than cross the Mexican border. Perhaps because undocumented aliens have had a relatively small impact on the fiscal situation & because they look similar to the rest of the population, the state has passed relatively mild legislation in this area. However, NJ has participated in efforts by other states to receive federal reimbursement for the costs of undocumented immigrants. 5 Tables, 5 Figures, 36 References. D. M. Smith

The real and potential impact of immigration policy decisions on African Americans is profound. Yet policy makers today lack systematic knowledge of crucial social, political, and economic issues relating to the formulation of wise immigration policies, charges the editor of this book. Gerald D. Jaynes argues that little is known about important questions regarding the relations and attitudes between African Americans and minority immigrant groups, the impact of recent immigration trends on the socioeconomic status of poor African Americans, the comparative social positions of Asian Americans and Latinos, and many other related topics. In this book, the editor and thirteen other distinguished contributors consider how the large-scale influx of immigrants in recent times has affected African American communities and racial and ethnic relations. The insights about conflicts and competition derived from the work of these authors are vital to those who formulate immigration policies--policies that directly affect the well-being of the disadvantaged and indeed all Americans.Contributors: Frank D. Bean, Bruce Cain, Thomas E. Cavanagh, Thomas J. Espenshade, Michael Fix, Mark A. Fossett, John A. Garcia, Gerald D. Jaynes, Claire Jean Kim, Douglas S. Massey, Kyung Tae Park, Peter H. Schuck, Carole Uhlaner, and Wendy Zimmerman