Immigrants to the US from Eastern Europe have faced several challenges that have affected their immigration success. Among them are linguistic and cultural differences, a lack of access to education and employment opportunities, and discrimination from employers and the public. Fortunately, there are steps that can be taken to improve the situation.
This study investigated the educational achievement of immigrants from Eastern Europe. It used a mixed methods approach combining quantitative surveys with qualitative interviews. The results were surprising.
Despite Eastern Europe's economic predicament, most immigrants from the region are not poor and have access to high-quality education. They also enjoy the benefit of relatively low levels of social and political inequality. However, the vast majority of Eastern European immigrants are still facing a high economic burden.
As a result, anti-immigration rhetoric has been used to galvanize public support in Hungary, Poland, and the Czech Republic. These countries are considered to be among the least accepting of immigrants from other nations.
For the most part, research on media and immigration is focused on Western and Northern Europe. Most studies use quantitative methods and survey experiments. While quantitative methodologies are useful for examining the effect of media on attitudes, they leave out important factors such as audience engagement. Moreover, studies tend to be limited to single countries. In this study, the effects of media on attitudes are compared across four countries: Poland, Hungary, Serbia, and the Czech Republic.
Migration data has become an important source of information for policymakers, researchers, international organizations, and civil society. Nevertheless, there is a great deal of uncertainty about the quality and accuracy of these data. The United Nations (UN) has recognized the importance of collecting good data, especially on migration. Amongst other things, the UN New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants stresses the importance of gathering better data.
In addition to national governments, there are local government offices, civil society organizations, and academic institutions that play an active role in the collection of migration data. These actors have diverse interests, and are faced with different challenges.
Local stakeholders typically use migration data to determine the needs of recently arrived immigrants. This can include deciding on the type of services they need and how much resources should be allocated to them. Often, migration data is also used to evaluate the performance of immigration programs. However, the lack of sociodemographic data on migrants complicates these efforts.
The occupational concentrations of immigrants from eastern Europe are relatively little understood. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, many Eastern Europeans immigrated to the United States. However, differences in educational attainment, pre-emigration labor market experiences, and country-level characteristics of the immigrant countries of origin all contribute to the discrepancy. This study focused on skilled immigrants from 16 Eastern European countries.
Most post-1991 Eastern Europeans have at least an associate's degree. Their occupations vary, from computer software engineers to elementary school teachers. Compared to their counterparts from other parts of the world, post-1991 immigrants from Eastern Europe earn a lower income. They are also less likely to hold managerial or professional jobs. Despite their high levels of human capital, these skilled immigrants may have a hard time continuing their careers.
Gender differences in educational attainment among immigrants from Eastern Europe in the USA are not very obvious. However, the study has shown that migrant women are more concentrated in education and business, while men are more concentrated in science and technical jobs.
While the United States has seen stable female labor force participation rates for several years, the gap between the genders is still present. According to the Global Gender Gap Index, women are still more likely to hold lower-paying professions and less likely to hold high-paying professions. Women are more likely to hold bachelor's degree degrees, but are not as likely to hold graduate or professional degrees.
Women are more likely to hold education and healthcare occupations, while men are more likely to hold science and technical occupations. Although women are more disadvantaged in these professions, they are still more likely to be employed than men. The gender wage gap is also more prevalent in these professions.
The labour market experience of skilled immigrants from Eastern Europe in the United States is little understood. This study addresses some of the issues related to gender-related prejudice and discrimination in the labor market. It relies on a cross-country empirical analysis.
This study focuses on post-1991 skilled immigrants from Eastern Europe and the United States. It includes recent immigrants, 25-65 years old, with at least an associate's degree, and includes data from pooled American Community Surveys.
Women report higher rates of discrimination than men. They are more likely to report being passed over for an important assignment, to earn less than their male counterparts, and to experience repeated small slights because of their gender. Compared to other immigrant groups, professional women from Eastern Europe tend to have lower wages and are less represented in high-paying occupations.