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Issues in the Economics of Immigration, Second Edition

By George J. Borjas

Book information

Year
2000
ISBN
0226066312, 9780226066677, 9780226066318, 0226066673
Open Library ID
OL7415468M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19932762 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
412\412
Topic
Economy
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The United States is now admitting nearly one million legal immigrants per year, while the flow of illegal aliens into the country continues to increase steadily. The debate over immigration policy has typically focused on three fundamental questions: How do immigrants perform economically relative to others? What effects do immigrants have on the employment opportunities of other workers? What kind of immigration policy is most beneficial to the host country? This authoritative volume represents a move beyond purely descriptive assessments of labor market consequences toward a more fully developed analysis of economic impacts across the social spectrum. Exploring the broader repercussions of immigration on education, welfare, Social Security, and crime, as well as the labor market, these papers assess dimensions not yet taken into account by traditional cost-benefit calculations.This collection offers new insights into the kinds of economic opportunities and outcomes that immigrant populations might expect for themselves and future generations.

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