New immigrants in the US flock to cities with countrymen.
The article looks at where new immigrants in the United States choose to live. They used data from the 1970 and 1980 Censuses to study immigrants who arrived after 1965. The main findings are: immigrants tend to live in cities where people from their home country already live, but this is less true for educated immigrants. Over time, immigrants are less influenced by how far they are from home, and wages only increase for certain groups. Different immigrant groups have different location preferences, with Asians showing higher quality over time, while Mexicans, Cubans, and Europeans show lower quality.