Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees - GCIR

To provide a context for the nation-wide immigration debate, this report examines the recent phenomenon of an increasing number of newcomers choosing to live in areas without a  history of immigrants. Focusing on California's declining popularity as an immigrant destination, which in the late 1990's began to decrease for the first time in decades, this report shows that many traditional destinations for immigrants are no longer as popular as they once were. This has spurred an increase in immigration-related legislation across the country. This report provides an explanation of the factors behind why immigrants are moving to these new areas, using California as an example, as immigrants are looking for more economic opportunities in other areas of the state beyond the Los Angeles and San Francisco metro areas.