Living and working in ethnic enclaves:  E nglish Language proficiency of immigrants in  US  metropolitan areas | Zendy

Beckhusen Julia | Zendy; Florax Raymond J.G.M. | Zendy; Graaff Thomas | Zendy; Poot Jacques | Zendy; Waldorf Brigitte | Zendy

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Living and working in ethnic enclaves: E nglish Language proficiency of immigrants in US metropolitan areas

Author(s) -

Beckhusen Julia,

Florax Raymond J.G.M.,

Graaff Thomas,

Poot Jacques,

Waldorf Brigitte

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

papers in regional science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1435-5957

pISSN - 1056-8190

DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12023

Subject(s) - metropolitan area , immigration , ethnic group , language proficiency , sociology , geography , acculturation , demographic economics , political science , economics , anthropology , pedagogy , archaeology

We use data on Mexican and C hinese immigrants in the US to calculate the average marginal effects of residential and occupational segregation on immigrants' ability to speak E nglish, and similarly the effects of E nglish fluency of family members. Our results confirm that residential segregation is generally inversely related to E nglish language proficiency of immigrants, except for skilled C hinese immigrants. Allowing for occupational fixed effects, the minority population share at the place of work is relevant for proficiency in E nglish among skilled C hinese, but not for M exicans and unskilled C hinese. We also find that the presence of E nglish‐speaking adults in the household increases the probability of immigrants' proficiency in E nglish.

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