Suet?ling Pong|Nancy S. Landale
Academic Achievement of Legal Immigrants’ Children: The Roles of Parents’ Pre- and Postmigration Characteristics in Origin-Group Differences
Chinese University of Hong Kong|Pennsylvania State University
using data new immigrant survey study based nationally representative sample legal immigrants present study extends prior research academic outcomes immigrants children examining roles pre postmigration parental characteristics home environment analysis 2147 children aged 612 shows parents premigration education strongly associated childrens academic achievement pre postmigration attribute premigration parental attributes account test score disadvantage mexicanorigin children legal immigrants relative nonlatino counterparts findings reveal continuities discontinuities parental socioeconomic status demonstrate parents bring united states experiences arrival influence childrens academic achievement