Still an Open Door? U.S. Immigration Policy and the American Economy

by Briggs, Vernon M.; Moore, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781879383326
• ISBN10: 1879383322
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-08-02
• Publisher: University Publishing Association

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
About the Authors	xi
Part One: The Imperative of Immigration Reform: The Case for an Employment-based Immigration Policy
Vernon M. Briggs, Jr.
Introduction	3	(6)
Mass Immigration and Public Policy	9	(22)
US Immigration Policy before 1965	12	(4)
The Post-1965 Revival of Mass Immigration	16	(6)
Making Matters Worse: The Politics of Immigration Reform	22	(9)
The Transformation of the US Labor Force	31	(10)
The Conflict between Immigration Policy and Emerging Economic Trends	41	(8)
The New Social Environment	49	(8)
Immigration Reform for the Next Century	57	(20)
References	69	(8)
Part Two: The Economic Case for More Immigrants
Stephen Moore
Introduction	77	(4)
The Demographic Impact of Immigrants	81	(10)
Policy Recommendation	90	(1)
Immigration, the Welfare State, and Taxes	91	(8)
Policy Recommendation	98	(1)
Immigrants, Jobs, and Wages	99	(14)
Immigration and Unemployment	101	(2)
Immigration and Unemployment in Specific Industries	103	(3)
How Immigrants Create Jobs	106	(3)
Immigrants and Wages	109	(3)
Policy Recommendation	112	(1)
Are the New Immigrants Worse than the Old?	113	(10)
Policy Recommendation	122	(1)
Immigration and US Cities	123	(12)
Los Angeles	128	(1)
Miami	129	(2)
New York	131	(2)
Policy Recommendation	133	(2)
Why America Still Needs Immigrants	135	(22)
Immigration and the High-Technology Frontier	135	(3)
Immigrant Scientists, Engineers, and Scholars	138	(2)
Immigrants as Enterpreneurs	140	(3)
Immigrants: The Best and the Brightest	143	(1)
The Children of Immigrants	144	(1)
Immigration and US Economic Growth: Past and Future	145	(12)
References	149	(8)
Index	157