Local Trends in Immigration- Assignment

Immigration is an important social factor in the study of crime. Demographically it influences population turnover in geographic area. The economics of immigration are well known. They are extremely poor, disproportionately so, and in search of work and jobs. Immigration also serves as a stereotype. Movement from abroad increases fears that newcomers are taking jobs, engaging in crime and increasing welfare rolls.

1. For this assignment, you will collect data using the same city used in the previous module that focuses on trends in crime. Should have more than 100,000 residents in 2000.
2. (Always better to have larger population sizes. Some places don’t have enough cases in all three periods and will have empty cells)
3. Using information provided by the US Census Bureau, please calculate the percent of your citys population that is foreign-born in Census years 2000, 2010, and 2020.* You can access these data from the following website:
4. The geographic level that you will choose is Place, typically also listed by other units.
5. *If the data are not available for 2000, please use the next closest time point. Also, note that you can use 1-, 3-, or 5-year ACS estimates, but try to be consistent for each time point.
6. Note: Search “Foreign-born in the United States in (year, meaning 2020, 2010 or 2000)” to get the national data. Please use the information from this table (labeled foreign-born) to calculate the foreign-born percentages. (Follow these same steps for your city of choice).
7. Also note you might have to search for the 2000 data in the census bureau table. I could not locate foreign-born in San Antonio in 2000 in the same manner as the 2010 and 2020. But typed in “Foreign Born in San Antonio in 2000” and the DP2: Profile of Selected Social Characteristics date appeared.
8. Once you have computed the percent foreign-born for each of the three time periods, please calculate percent change between 2000-2010; 2010-2019; and 2000-2019. To compute the percent foreign-born, use the following formula: (number of foreign-born residents/total population)*100. For changes in immigration follow same steps as in Module 3 when calculating the percent change in crime rates.
9. In a narrative format (not bullet points), I would like for you to describe the changes in immigrant concentration for your city since 2000. What is the overall change? Have the changes across decades been consistent? Finally, do the trends observed in your city resonate with national trends during this same period? For each, please use empirical information to justify your conclusions.
10. Response needs to be between 450-600 words. Always double-space. Feel free to create a graph or figure to illustrate your findings