A journalist examines the everyday lives of immigrants in America--from Indian motel owners to Chinese farmers--and argues that they have brought hope to America's lost neighborhoods and declining industries. Tour."
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The United States is a nation of immigrants, but in recent years all too often it has been said that arrivals from other countries are undermining the nation. In The Other Americans Joel Millman forcefully argues that immigrants are, in fact, the hope of America. Millman, a former editor at Forbes, presents case histories showing how immigrant families have provided a very positive impact in U.S. cities that many have written off. The stories are complex, but Millman does a very good job of presenting the facts, drawing vivid portraits of people who are arriving in the United States and making it a better place.
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Millman, who has been an editor at Forbes, is now based in Mexico City, where he is the Latin American correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. From that vantage point, he provides his take on one of the most complex issues facing the U.S. today. Millman acknowledges that the topic of immigration can stir both ambivalent opinions and strong emotions. He comes out foursquare in support of immigration, focusing on migration from Third World countries because "our concerns about immigration are generated by visitors from the non-European world." Eschewing what he calls "the numbers game," Millman present mostly anecdotal evidence. He argues that the U.S. attracts talent that, in turn, contributes to our strength, but he does not look only at individual achievement. He suggests that communities of immigrants with strong entrepreneurial and family values have reversed the decline of major urban areas; he offers as examples the Haitians in Delray Beach, Florida; the West Indians in Brooklyn; and the Brazilians in Framingham, Massachusetts. David Rouse
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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The best book about the economic benefits of immigration,
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This review is from: The Other Americans (Hardcover)
If there was ever a book to be published refuting the perception that immigrants squander our country's resources, its welfare programs and our jobs this book most certainly is it. Joel Millman does a marvelous job at pointing out how immigrants come to the US with new ideas, excellent work ethics, tight family ties and a willingness to learn that breathes new life into the communities they live in which improves our quality of life on a national scale. No matter how you feel about the issue of immigration or whether or not you are an immigrant or are related to one (like I am), read this book. It contains numerous examples of why we need more immigrants here in the United States. Attempts to inhibit or restrict immigration to the US doesnt just hinder an immigrant's chance to come here, it is also an attack on all of us. Remember, the United States is an imported idea. Good read.
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Bless the seekers...,
This review is from: The Other Americans: How Immegrants Renew Our Country, Our Economy, and Our Values (Paperback)
An embracing work in the form of a political treatise... a celebration of all that's good about the aspirations of man and woman and child... a classic tale of the American experience... Joel has obviously experienced this life from bothsides of the barbed wire border... The Big Eye knows... The Big Eye sees... and celebrates America...
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