United States, Education of Immigrants in

The United States is a nation of immigrants. As these immigrants have settled in the country through the generations, major concerns have centered on how they adapt to their new environment. In the long term, however, the key question regarding the impact of immigration is how the children of immigrants are incorporated into U.S. society through education. This entry explores the current state of education of immigrants in the United States.

Contemporary Immigration in the United States

Immigration is currently transforming the American social landscape to a greater degree, perhaps, than at any other time in history. While the impact of current immigration remains to be seen, scholars agree that, in the long term, the successful adaptation of the children of immigrants raised in the United States ...

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