Heaven's Door
Immigration Policy and the American Economy
New Ed edition
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Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7758036M
- ISBN-139780691088969
- ISBN-100691088969
- OCLC Control Number47148421
- OCLC Control Numberheavensdoorimmig0000borj
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006530128
- LibraryThing1319441
- Goodreads250921
Classifications
- LCC
- LCCJV6471 .B675 1999
Description
"Borjas presents the most comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date account yet of the economic impact of recent immigration on America. He reveals that the benefits of immigration have been greatly exaggerated and that, if we allow immigration to continue unabated and unmodified, we are supporting an astonishing transfer of wealth from the poorest people in the country, who are disproportionately minorities, to the richest."--BOOK JACKET. "In the course of the book, Borjas carefully analyzes immigrants' skills, national origins, welfare use, economic mobility, and impact on the labor market, and he makes use of new data to trace current trends in ethnic segregation. He also evaluates the implications of the evidence for the type of immigration policy that the U.S. should pursue."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
IN JANUARY 1979, China's Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping made a much-celebrated state visit to Washington.
Excerpt
IN JANUARY 1979, China's Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping made a much-celebrated state visit to Washington.
Description
"Borjas presents the most comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date account yet of the economic impact of recent immigration on America. He reveals that the benefits of immigration have been greatly exaggerated and that, if we allow immigration to continue unabated and unmodified, we are supporting an astonishing transfer of wealth from the poorest people in the country, who are disproportionately minorities, to the richest." "In the course of the book, Borjas carefully analyzes immigrants' skills, national origins, welfare use, economic mobility, and impact on the labor market, and he makes use of new data to trace current trends in ethnic segregation. He also evaluates the implications of the evidence for the type of immigration policy that the U.S. should pursue."--BOOK JACKET.
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