The Politics of Place in Immigrant and Receiving Communities

Abstract

The interaction of old and new immigrant communities has determined many of the impacts of immigration on American cities in recent decades. In urban neighborhoods across the United States, newcomers have settled among earlier generations of migrants and their descendants, reshaping old immigrant enclaves’ demography, economy, and built environment. Local politics of immigration and neighborhood development reflect the struggles and aspirations of newcomer and receiving communities negotiating their place in US cities and society.