Estimating Characteristics of the Foreign-Born by Legal Status: An Evaluation of Data and Methods (SpringerBriefs in Population Studies Book 2)

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. Annotation 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 €œlegal 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 Front Matter....Pages i-vi Estimating Characteristics of the Foreign Born by Legal Status: An Evaluation of Data and Methods....Pages 1-50