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Many political activists will quickly label Heaven's Door, by Harvard economist George Borjas, a vicious attack on America's generous immigration policy. They will have a point: Borjas believes the current level and composition of immigration to the United States does not advance--and arguably harms--American economic and national interests. But they will also miss a very careful argument that neatly places Borjas between the extremes of open-borders advocates and full-scale restrictionists. Borjas, himself an immigrant from Cuba, would cut admissions by about one-third and radically redesign the way in which people gain entry, changing the present system from emphasizing family ties to favoring skills. He bases this reasoning on a series of observations, which he examines in great detail: immigrant earnings lag behind native earnings, there is a clear (and troubling) link between national origin and economic performance, immigration hurts the economic opportunities of poor Americans, and so on. Some readers will think Borjas accentuates the negative; in describing how immigrant skill levels have declined relative to natives, for instance, he downplays the fact that they have risen in an absolute sense. Yet this is an uncommonly clear-headed book on a subject that rouses fiery passions. A country that still considers itself a "nation of immigrants"--and wants to remain one--can't afford to ignore it. --John J. Miller
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Borjas is the leading American economist conducting research and writing about immigration policy today. A Cuban refugee who greatly benefited from the political privileges and economic opportunities associated with living in the United States, he provides a comprehensive account of the economic impact of immigration on this country. In framing his argument that U.S. immigration policy needs to be changed, he considers the skills of the immigrants, their national origin, the impact on the labor market, the costs and benefits associated with immigration, welfare use, economic mobility, ethnic segregation, and the need for cultural and economic assimilation. He highlights his discussion by pointing out that the key issues to be addressed are how many immigrants should be admitted to the United States each year and what skills they should have. A marvelous read that should be useful in both academic and public libraries.ANorman B. Hutcherson, Kern Cty. Lib., Bakersfield, CA
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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IN JANUARY 1979, China's Vice-Premier Deng Xiaoping made a much-celebrated state visit to Washington. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ethnic spillovers, open market for visas, typical native household, illegal alien flow, national origin mix, awarding entry visas, economic benefits from immigration, ethnic capital, immigration surplus, ethnic skill differentials, advantaged ethnic groups, percent wage gap, successive immigrant waves, particular source country, intergenerational correlation, gains from immigration, percent wage differential, immigrant skills, intergenerational progress, debate over immigration policy, entry wage, economic assimilation, immigration debate, native households, production complementarities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, First Great Migration, Second Great Migration, Annual Demographic Files, Current Population Surveys, New Jersey, United Kingdom, New York, National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth, Dominican Republic, General Social Surveys, Los Angeles, San Diego, Latin America, Brookings Papers, Economics of Immigration, National Academy of Sciences, Great Britain, New Zealand, Sources George, University of Chicago Press, Border Patrol, African Americans, Americas Canada, Bureau of the Census New!
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ethnic spillovers, open market for visas, typical native household, illegal alien flow, national origin mix, awarding entry visas, economic benefits from immigration, ethnic capital, immigration surplus, ethnic skill differentials, advantaged ethnic groups, percent wage gap, successive immigrant waves, particular source country, intergenerational correlation, gains from immigration, percent wage differential, immigrant skills, intergenerational progress, debate over immigration policy, entry wage, economic assimilation, immigration debate, native households, production complementarities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, First Great Migration, Second Great Migration, Annual Demographic Files, Current Population Surveys, New Jersey, United Kingdom, New York, National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth, Dominican Republic, General Social Surveys, Los Angeles, San Diego, Latin America, Brookings Papers, Economics of Immigration, National Academy of Sciences, Great Britain, New Zealand, Sources George, University of Chicago Press, Border Patrol, African Americans, Americas Canada, Bureau of the Census New!
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- Labor Economics by George J Borjas on 22 pages
- Handbook of Labor Economics: Volume 3A (Handbooks in Economics) by Orley Ashenfelter on 8 pages
- Labor Economics: Worth Series in Outstanding Contributions by Orley Ashenfelter on 8 pages
- Issues in the Economics of Immigration (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report) by George J. Borjas on 7 pages
- Human capital and the rise and fall of families (Research report) by Gary Stanley Becker in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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