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The Immigrant Experience In Albuquerque, 1880-1920, Judith Boyce Demark

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This study focuses on the experiences of the foreign-born residents of Albuquerque, New Mexico, from 1880 to 1920. Its primary aim is to determine how immigrants in one southwestern urban area fit into the history of American immigration. Topics considered include economic and geographic mobility, marriage and family patterns, and degree of assimilation. The economy of Albuquerque was based on three major sources of employment: agriculture, merchandising, and the railroad. Many immigrants were employed as skilled laborers for the railroad. A significant number owned retail or wholesale dry goods enterprises. In general, immigrants experienced a high rate of upward economic …