| Description |
xxx, 402 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Some general theory of immigration's consequences -- The demographic dimensions of immigration into the United States -- Behavioral characteristics of immigrants -- Effects of immigrants upon the public coffers -- How much welfare and public services do immigrants (and natives) use? -- The effect of natives' incomes from immigrants' use of capital goods -- The effects of technology, productivity, and native human capital -- Impacts upon natural resources and the environment -- The overall effect of immigrants upon natives' standard of living -- Job displacement : theory of immigrants and native unemployment -- Empirical studies of labor-market effects -- The effects of immigrants upon income distribution and prices -- The sending countries, the immigrants themselves, and the world as a whole -- The "question" of illegal immigrants and guestworkers -- Evaluation of immigration policies -- Conclusion and summary of main findings |
| Analysis |
Citizenship, immigration and emigration |
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Macroeconomics |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 365-391 |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- United States.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100167
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| Author |
Cato Institute.
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| ISBN |
1557862982 (paperback) |
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