ELLIOTT ROBERT BARKAN, is Professor of History and Ethnic Studies at California State University at San Bernardino. He is the author of California's New Americans: Analyzing History with Computers (1988), Portal of Portals: Speaking of the United States 'as Though It Were New York'--and Vice Versa (1991), New Origins, New Homelands: Immigration to Selected Sunbelt Cities Since 1965 (1991), and The Immigrant and American Society, 1920s-1990s (forthcoming, 1993). He has written at some length on immigration and naturalization trends in the United States.

• Introduction A World Migration System: Background and Theory Historical Background Macro and Micro Factors in International Migration: Local and Regional Movements Decision Making Complexity and Interdependence Metaphor and Reality: Choices and Networks Macro and Micro Factors in International Migration: State Policies Moving On: Indirect Migration The Fourth Era: Contemporary Migration in a Rimless World Revising Ravenstein and Lee: Reconceptualizing World Migration Patterns Conclusion Asian and Pacific Islander Immigration and a Model of International Migration A Model of Double Stepwise International Migration Methodological Notes Background: Immigration, Issues, and Trends The Impact of Immigration Reforms, 1940-85 Asian and Pacific Islander Migration within the Pacific Rim Mobility I: The Variable of Last Residence versus Country of Birth Mobility II: The Variable of Prior Entry versus No Prior Entry into the United States The Variable of the Classification of Aliens for Admission as Permanent Resident Aliens An Overview of the Migration Model: General Patterns, Occupations and Gender, 1972-85 Conclusion Appendix Index

ELLIOTT ROBERT BARKAN, is Professor of History and Ethnic Studies at California State University at San Bernardino. He is the author of California's New Americans: Analyzing History with Computers (1988), Portal of Portals: Speaking of the United States 'as Though It Were New York'--and Vice Versa (1991), New Origins, New Homelands: Immigration to Selected Sunbelt Cities Since 1965 (1991), and The Immigrant and American Society, 1920s-1990s (forthcoming, 1993). He has written at some length on immigration and naturalization trends in the United States.

• Introduction A World Migration System: Background and Theory Historical Background Macro and Micro Factors in International Migration: Local and Regional Movements Decision Making Complexity and Interdependence Metaphor and Reality: Choices and Networks Macro and Micro Factors in International Migration: State Policies Moving On: Indirect Migration The Fourth Era: Contemporary Migration in a Rimless World Revising Ravenstein and Lee: Reconceptualizing World Migration Patterns Conclusion Asian and Pacific Islander Immigration and a Model of International Migration A Model of Double Stepwise International Migration Methodological Notes Background: Immigration, Issues, and Trends The Impact of Immigration Reforms, 1940-85 Asian and Pacific Islander Migration within the Pacific Rim Mobility I: The Variable of Last Residence versus Country of Birth Mobility II: The Variable of Prior Entry versus No Prior Entry into the United States The Variable of the Classification of Aliens for Admission as Permanent Resident Aliens An Overview of the Migration Model: General Patterns, Occupations and Gender, 1972-85 Conclusion Appendix Index

ELLIOTT ROBERT BARKAN, is Professor of History and Ethnic Studies at California State University at San Bernardino. He is the author of California's New Americans: Analyzing History with Computers (1988), Portal of Portals: Speaking of the United States 'as Though It Were New York'--and Vice Versa (1991), New Origins, New Homelands: Immigration to Selected Sunbelt Cities Since 1965 (1991), and The Immigrant and American Society, 1920s-1990s (forthcoming, 1993). He has written at some length on immigration and naturalization trends in the United States.

• Introduction A World Migration System: Background and Theory Historical Background Macro and Micro Factors in International Migration: Local and Regional Movements Decision Making Complexity and Interdependence Metaphor and Reality: Choices and Networks Macro and Micro Factors in International Migration: State Policies Moving On: Indirect Migration The Fourth Era: Contemporary Migration in a Rimless World Revising Ravenstein and Lee: Reconceptualizing World Migration Patterns Conclusion Asian and Pacific Islander Immigration and a Model of International Migration A Model of Double Stepwise International Migration Methodological Notes Background: Immigration, Issues, and Trends The Impact of Immigration Reforms, 1940-85 Asian and Pacific Islander Migration within the Pacific Rim Mobility I: The Variable of Last Residence versus Country of Birth Mobility II: The Variable of Prior Entry versus No Prior Entry into the United States The Variable of the Classification of Aliens for Admission as Permanent Resident Aliens An Overview of the Migration Model: General Patterns, Occupations and Gender, 1972-85 Conclusion Appendix Index