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Author McCarthy, Kevin F., 1945-

Title Immigration in a changing economy : California's experience / Kevin F. McCarthy, Georges Vernez
Published Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 1997

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Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 338 pages) : iil
Series MR (Rand Corporation) ; 854
Contents The changing character of recent immigration to California -- Profile of California's recent immigrants -- Effects on the socio-demographic profile of the state -- Integration of immigrants -- The changing economy and the immigrant labor force -- The changing role of immigrants in the economy -- Immigrants' effect on the economy -- Effects on native-born workers -- Effects on the public sector: the new challenge
Summary California and its economy continue to draw benefits from immigration. However, a combination of much larger immigration flows and major changes in the state's economic environment have increased the costs of immigration, and unless current policies with regard to immigration and immigrants are changed, the benefits the state currently receives from immigrants may not continue. International immigration to California has steadily increased over the past 30 years and has profoundly affected the state's population and economy. Some observers of these changes are seeing the extreme diversity of California's population as the harbinger of where the nation is headed in the long term. For others, California has become the symbol of a major backlash against immigrants and immigration. How has California benefited from immigration? What impact have immigrants had on the state's job market? How have they affected the demand for federal and state services? What has been their educational and economic progress since their arrival? This book is the culmination of a comprehensive study of how immigration has changed over the past three decades. It assesses the impact immigration has had on the state's demography, economy, people, and institutions, with lessons to be drawn for other states, the nation, and even other countries
Notes "Supported by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Ford Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Andrew W. Mellon."
"Center for Research on Immigration Policy."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-338)
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Subject Immigrants -- California
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
Emigration and immigration
Immigrants
SUBJECT California -- Emigration and immigration
Subject California
Genre/Form Prospectuses.
Form Electronic book
Author Vernez, Georges
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Ford Foundation
James Irvine Foundation.
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Program for Research on Immigration Policy (U.S.)
ISBN 0585377391
9780585377391
0833024965
9780833024961
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