Heaven's Door : Immigration Policy and the American Economy /

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The U.S. took in more than a million immigrants per year in the late 1990s, more than at any other time in history. For humanitarian and many other reasons, this may be good news. But as George Borjas shows in Heaven's Door, it's decidedly mixed news for the American economy--and positivel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borjas, George J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1999]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Economic conditions.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects.
Economic history.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Immigrants > United States > Economic conditions.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions economiques > 1981-2001.
United States > Economic conditions > 1981-2001.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Reframing the immigration debate
  • The skills of immigrants
  • National origin
  • The labor market impact of immigration
  • The economic benefits from immigration
  • Immigration and the welfare state
  • Social mobility across generations
  • Ethnic capital
  • Ethnic ghettos
  • The goals of immigration policy
  • A proposal for an immigration policy
  • Conclusion.

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