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Immigrant Integration in the United States: The Role of Adult English Language Training

@inproceedings{Heller2020ImmigrantII,
  title={Immigrant Integration in the United States: The Role of Adult English Language Training},
  author={B. Heller and Kirsten Slungaard Mumma},
  year={2020}
}

B. Heller, Kirsten Slungaard Mumma

Published 2020

Sociology

While current debates center on whether and how to admit immigrants to the United States, little attention has been paid to interventions designed to help them integrate after they arrive. Public adult education programs are the primary policy lever for building the language skills of the over 23 million adults with limited English proficiency in the United States. We leverage the enrollment lottery of a publicly funded adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program in… CONTINUE READING

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