Familias in the Heartland: Exploration of the Social, Economic, and Cultural Realities of Latino Immigrants

This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from http://alliance1.metapress.com/home/main.mpx.This survey of 957 Latino immigrant adults in urban and suburban communities in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area explores the migration experiences, employment contexts, family structures, and integration processes of an emerging and rapidly growing immigrant population. The study is an example of community-driven research, conducted by a nonprofit community development and immigrant rights organization in close partnership with local immigrant leaders