Portes, Alejandro

Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and Professor of Sociology and Law at the University of Miami. He is the author of 250 articles and chapters on national development, international migration, Latin American and Caribbean urbanization, and economic sociology. He has published 30 books and special issues. His books include Immigrant America: A Portrait (2006) and Legacies: The Story of the Immigrant Second Generation (2001).