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Gil S . Epstein, Ira N . Gang, and Myeong - Su Yun | 176 Although the forces of assimilation and integration are great, as are its rewards, total assimilation is often not the immigrants’ ultimate goal . They often desire to maintain a cultural heritage or separate identity which would be lost or reduced if the group had fully assimilated . The classic paper by Chiswick and Lehrer ( 1991 ) develops an economic framework in which endogamy is desired, but exogenous marriages may take place when the couple considers multiple criteria and constraints . Intermarriage is a substantial step in the assimilation process, where forsaking group identity is frequently chosen in exchange for greater social and economic integration . Focusing on natives and immigrants, and ethnic and racial groups, some of the literature sees intermarriage as an assimilation strategy, a path for immigrants to acquire the local customs, language, and knowledge of the local labor market, and to obtain contacts and con...
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