Understanding immigration, settlement, and integration in North America / John Shields and Harald Bauder -- Two centuries of immigration to North America / Robert Vineberg -- The transformation of US immigration policy / Philip Kretsedemas -- Continuity and change in Canadian immigration policy / Myer Siemiatycki -- Security and its impact on migrants and refugees / Tariq Amin-Khan -- Illegalized migrants / Charity-Ann Hannan -- Finding work: the experiences of immigrants in North America / Michael Samers and Mitchell Snider -- Experiences of highly educated immigrants / Maria Adamuti-Trache -- Immigration status and the legalization of inequality / Nandita Sharma -- Ethnic retailing / Zhixi Cecilia Zhuang, Tony Hernandez, and Shuguang Wang -- Immigrant women in Canada and the United States / Leslie Nichols and Vappu Tyyska -- The schooling of children of immigrants / Mehrunnisa Ahmad Ali -- Newcomer food security and safety / Mustafa Koc, Kristen Soo, and Lichun Willa Liu -- The health of immigrants and refugees / Morton Beiser -- Immigrant health services and healthcare / Lu Wang -- Ethnic media: on the margins no more / April Lindgren -- Changing immigrant settlement patterns in North America's gateway cities / Sutama Ghosh and Raymond M. Garrison