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Spatial Segregation Of Immigrants In U.S. Cities: Evidence From The United States Census

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  • Felix HÖSCHLE

    (University of Economics, Prague, Winston Churchill Sq. 4, 130 67 Prague 3, Czech Republic)

  • Wadim STRIELKOWSKI

    (University of Economics, Prague, Winston Churchill Sq. 4, 130 67 Prague 3, Czech Republic)

  • Emily WELKINS

    (University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Rd, Cambridge CB3 1WA, United Kingdom)

Abstract

Our paper analyzes the spatial segregation of immigrants in U.S. cities. Using the data from the United States Census on, preliminary, Asian-born individuals, we run a comprehensive analysis of immigrants’ herding and allocation in 23 U.S. major cities. Our results demonstrate there are no areas with high unemployment and a high share of Asian-born individuals. Furthermore, we find a negative correlation between unemployment and the share of foreign-born individuals. The results point out that Asian-born migrants are sensitive to unemployment rates when they chose an area to life, and that they might intentionally avoid areas with exceptionally high unemployment rate. It also might imply that Asian-born migrants in United States tend to work harder than the representatives of other migrant groups, and do not represent a burden for social welfare systems. We assume that these findings also hold for other groups of immigrants in major U.S metropolises.

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  • Felix HÖSCHLE & Wadim STRIELKOWSKI & Emily WELKINS, 2015. "Spatial Segregation Of Immigrants In U.S. Cities: Evidence From The United States Census," Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, Research Centre in Public Administration and Public Services, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 10(1), pages 5-12, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:terumm:v:10:y:2015:i:1:p:5-12
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