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In California there has been much discussion of immigration and its longterm effects on the State. This paper has explored the question of differential fertility between immigrants and native-born Californians. We know from the decennial censuses that the proportion of immigrants to total Californians has increased significantly over the past 20 years. In addition, the characteristics of the immigrants have changed over time. The CEB ratios developed from the census enumeration and compared to other measures of fertility do show that immigrant women have higher fertility than native-born. A more detailed look shows that the country of birth composition, as measured by race/ethnicity, explains most of this difference.
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Heim, M., Austin, N. Fertility of immigrant women in California. Popul Environ 17, 391–407 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02208417
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02208417