Keep in mind needs of older immigrants
Keep in mind needs of older immigrants
- April 9, 2009
- Judith Treas, sociology professor and director of UCI's Center for Demographic and Social Analysis (C-DASA), is featured in the Capital Times on April 20, 2009
First paragraph:
The issue at hand brings together professionals and policymakers in aging with those
in immigration to address their many common challenges. Fernando Torres-Gil, director
of the Center for Policy Research on Aging at UCLA, says the process will not be easy.
Immigration studies virtually ignore aging, and within the field of aging, the subject
of immigration has been taboo.
For the full story, please visit http://www.madison.com/tct/column/features/quirk/447733.
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