 Urban Contexts and Immigrant Organizations: Differences in New York, El Paso, Paris, and BarcelonaErnesto Castañeda The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2020, vol. 690, issue 1, 117-135 Abstract: This article compares immigrant and ethnic organizations in four major immigrant-receiving cities and reveals substantial variation across these immigrant gateway cities. Using data from ethnographic fieldwork and an original database of relevant organizations in New York City; El Paso, Texas; Paris; and Barcelona, I find differences in organizational type and density, as well as in their legitimacy and funding. This article contributes to a growing literature on immigrant organizations. Although immigrant organizations have a long history in some cities, they may not always operate in ways that enhance refugee and migrant integration. Comparing immigrant organizations is fruitful because it tells us more about city and national political systems and why distinct localities deal with cultural minorities differently. These comparisons can help the readers to understand the barriers and ladders that immigrants encounter in different cities and inform policy-makers in designing better approaches to incorporate immigrants. Keywords: migrant civic participation; urban belonging; immigrant integration; contexts of reception; immigrant organizations (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:anname:v:690:y:2020:i:1:p:117-135 Access Statistics for this article More articles in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science |
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