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... CONCLUSIONS Research Issues The committees' conclusions regarding research issues cover four areas: · it is extremely important to examine immigrants by nationality groups, yet the overall sample size of available surveys limits the ability to conduct analysis of immigrants by countries of origin. The need for large-scale data sets possibly including new longitudinal surveys on immigrants is a challenge for immigration research.
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... Research Improvements Having noted the priority policy questions for immigration data (see the section on establishing data priorities in Chapter 1) , the committees also draw conclusions regarding broad areas for improvement in Immigration and Naturalization Service records: · Cooperative efforts are needed to improve immigration statistics.
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... We urge that the Immigration and Naturalization Service work with other federal agencies and the Bureau of the Census, under the overall direction of the Office of Management and Budget, to include key immigration questions on future censuses, in
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... Contextual data on such variables as local employment, income, education, and racial and ethnic composition would measurably improve this important data set for academic and policy research on immigrants. Current Population Survey The Current Population Survey, which produces a great deal of valuable data, is the key federal survey available for immigration analysis.
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... Joint Mexico-United States Surveys Whereas the Current Population Survey is the key survey for use by immigration researchers, there have been discussions in recent decades about a joint survey in Mexico and the United States for immigration study. Such surveys would have value for policy studies in both countries.
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... The workshop did not include discussion of specific proposals for such longitudinal data collection, although future study could weigh the merits and design for such a proposal. A Longitudinal Survey The National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, one of the sponsors of the workshop, requested that the workshop participants address the potential value of a longitudinal survey of immigrants, a type of survey that has been suggested as important for the advancement of immigration research.
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