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Friends or strangers, the impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy, George J. Borjas

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Friends or strangers, the impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy, George J. Borjas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-263)

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Friends or strangers

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bibliographystatistics

Oclc number

20419215

Responsibility statement

George J. Borjas

Sub title

the impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy

Summary

From back: "Who should come to America? Do immigrants take away jobs? Do they lower wages? Are we losing the race fo rthe most skilled immigratns? One of our leading authorities on immigration caut through the cloud of emotion and ideology that surrounds this topic to provide a convincing argumetn that America must become more competative in teh 'immigration market' in order ot attrack more skilled foreigners to our country."

Table Of Contents

Who comes: How the immigration market works -- American immigration policy -- Statistical portrait of immigrants -- llegal aliens: The Black Market for immigrants -- The economic impact of immigration -- The impact of immigrants on native earnings and employment -- Assimilation and the earnings of immigrants -- Why are the new immigrants less skilled than the old? -- Employment and poverty in the immigrant population -- Immigration and the Welfare State -- Immigrant entrepreneurship and immigrant enclaves -- The ties that bind: The immigrant family -- American competitiveness in the immigration market -- Implications for policy -- Appendix: differences among national origin groups

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