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University of Nebraska at Omaha

Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications

2014

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Un Retrato Demográfico De La Población De Origen Mexicano En Nebraska, Lissette Aliaga-Linares Sep 2014

Un Retrato Demográfico De La Población De Origen Mexicano En Nebraska, Lissette Aliaga-Linares

Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications

El Crecimiento de la Población de Origen Mexicano desde 1900: Tradicionalmente la población de origen mexicano en los Estados Unidos se concentraba en el Suroeste del país, un territorio originalmente mexicano que fue anexado a los Estados Unidos en 18483. Aproximadamente 100,000 hispanohablantes vivían en este territorio antes de la creación de los estados de California, Texas, Arizona, Nuevo México, y Colorado (Grajeda 1998). Una gran proporción de la población de origen mexicano aún reside en estos estados, pero alrededor de 1990 se ha dispersado más notoriamente a otros nuevos destinos como Nebraska. Aunque antes de esa década no fue …


Migration Policy And Development In Chile, Cristián Doña-Reveco, Brendan Mullan Mar 2014

Migration Policy And Development In Chile, Cristián Doña-Reveco, Brendan Mullan

Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications

Current and prospective migration law and policy in Chile does not adequately incorporate the causes, content, and consequences of international migration to and from Chile. We describe and examine migration in‐flows, out‐flows, migration‐related policies, and how those policies drive, and are driven by, notions of development in Chile. We explore contradictions in Chilean nascent migration policy currently under legislative review. We argue that it is imperative that migration, migration policy, and their relationship to development be discussed inclusively and transparently and be explicitly incorporated into the Chilean government's nascent migration and development legal policies and frameworks.


Latino Businesses In Nebraska: A Preliminary Look, Lissette Aliaga-Linares Jan 2014

Latino Businesses In Nebraska: A Preliminary Look, Lissette Aliaga-Linares

Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications

Data for this report comes from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Business Owners Public Use Microdata Sample (SBO PUMS) as well as published tables based on the full survey. The most recent release of the Survey of Business Owners is based on data collected in 2007. The data only allows for an imperfect portrayal of the current conditions of Latino businesses in the state. However, the analyses of such data, as presented in this report, constitute an important baseline from which to continue to monitor the growth and conditions of these businesses. The next SBO-PUMS will be released in …


Quick Facts About South Omaha, Lissette Aliaga-Linares Jan 2014

Quick Facts About South Omaha, Lissette Aliaga-Linares

Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications

With 67,310 residents in 2012, South Omaha represents 9% of the Metropolitan Omaha-Council Bluffs’ population. This area of town is characterized by its young population. One third of its residents are 17 years or younger. The highest share of its population is composed by people in their twenties or early thirties.


Negocios Latinos En Nebraska: Una Visión Preliminar - Resumen Ejecutivo, Lissette Aliaga-Linares Jan 2014

Negocios Latinos En Nebraska: Una Visión Preliminar - Resumen Ejecutivo, Lissette Aliaga-Linares

Latino/Latin American Studies Faculty Publications

Este reporte busca resaltar las contribuciones de los negocios latinos en el estado de Nebraska. Basado en el análisis de la Muestra de Microdatos para Uso Público de la Encuesta de Empresarios (SBO PUMS) del 2007 de la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos publicado en el 20121, este documento presenta un perfil actualizado de las características socio-demográficas de los dueños de negocios latinos en Nebraska. También examina la evolución de establecimientos latinos a través de un análisis del Sistema de Información para el Seguimiento de Negocios (BITS) 2002-2006 y otras tabulaciones especiales de la Oficina del Censo de …