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Heaven's door : immigration policy and the American economy / George J. Borjas.

By: Borjas, George J.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1999Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-256) and index.Description: xvii, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0691059667 (cl : alk. paper).Subject(s): Immigrants -- United States -- Economic conditions | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001DDC classification: 325.73
Contents:
Reframing the immigration debate -- The skills of immigrants -- National origin -- The labor market impact of immigration -- The economic benefits from immigration -- Immigration and the welfare state -- Social mobility across generations -- Ethnic capital -- Ethnic ghettos -- The goals of immigration policy -- A proposal for an immigration policy -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-256) and index.

Reframing the immigration debate -- The skills of immigrants -- National origin -- The labor market impact of immigration -- The economic benefits from immigration -- Immigration and the welfare state -- Social mobility across generations -- Ethnic capital -- Ethnic ghettos -- The goals of immigration policy -- A proposal for an immigration policy -- Conclusion.

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