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The new Americans : economic, demographic, and fiscal effects of immigration / James P. Smith and Barry Edmonston, editors.
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English
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Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1997.
Description
xi, 434 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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JV6471 .N43 1997
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Foreign workers
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United States
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United States
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Emigration and immigration
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Economic aspects
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United States
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Emigration and immigration
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Government policy
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National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on the Demographic and Economic Impacts of Immigration
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics
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Smith, James P. (James Patrick), 1973-
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Edmonston, Barry
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Summary note
Impact of immigration on the U.S. population -- Economic impacts of immigration -- Fiscal impacts of immigration -- Social dimensions of immigration -- 1. The immigration debate -- Immigration policy -- Who wins? Who loses? -- Is immigration "too" costly? -- What did the panel do? -- A road map -- 2. Background to contemporary U.S. immigration -- A word about terminology -- U.S. immigration laws and trends -- Background to immigration numbers -- Current U.S. immigration policy -- Immigrant characteristics -- Comparison with other countries -- The Canadian case -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 2.A. Admission of immigrants into Canada -- 3. The face of the U.S. population in 2050 -- Background to population change -- A projection model -- National population growth -- Implications of the size of the population -- Age and sex composition -- Immigrants and their children -- Racial and ethnic composition -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 3.A. Population projection model -- Appendix 3.B. Population projection assumptions -- Appendix 3.C. Sensitivity of population projection results -- 4. Immigration's effects on jobs and wages : first principles -- First principles : labor market effects of immigration -- Growth and immigration -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 4.A. Immigration in the two-good, two-factor model -- Appendix 4.B. Assessing the labor market benefits and costs of immigration.
Notes
"Panel on the Demographic and Economic Impacts of Immigration, Committee on Population and Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Summary
Impact of immigration on the U.S. population
Economic impacts of immigration
Fiscal impacts of immigration
Social dimensions of immigration
1. The immigration debate
Immigration policy
Who wins? Who loses?
Is immigration "too" costly?
What did the panel do?
A road map
2. Background to contemporary U.S. immigration
A word about terminology
U.S. immigration laws and trends
Background to immigration numbers
Current U.S. immigration policy
Immigrant characteristics
Comparison with other countries
The Canadian case
Conclusions
References
Appendix 2.A. Admission of immigrants into Canada
3. The face of the U.S. population in 2050
Background to population change
A projection model
National population growth
Implications of the size of the population
Age and sex composition
Immigrants and their children
Racial and ethnic composition
Appendix 3.A. Population projection model
Appendix 3.B. Population projection assumptions
Appendix 3.C. Sensitivity of population projection results
4. Immigration's effects on jobs and wages : first principles
First principles : labor market effects of immigration
Growth and immigration
Appendix 4.A. Immigration in the two-good, two-factor model
Appendix 4.B. Assessing the labor market benefits and costs of immigration.
5. Immigration's effects on jobs and wages : empirical evidence
The economic gain to immigrants
Trends in immigrant skills
Differentials across national origins and the decline in immigrant skills
Who are the immigrants?
Economic assimilation
Emigration
Trends in employment
Occupations and jobs
Impact of immigrants on native earnings and employment
Immigration and native migration
Price effects of immigration
Appendix 5.A. Observed wage growth of men and women
Appendix 5.B. Calculation of shares of expenditures attributable to immigrant labor
6. Do immigrants impose a net fiscal burden? : annual estimates
Introduction
Estimating the annual fiscal impact of new immigrants
Estimates of the annual fiscal impact of immigrant-headed households
7. The future fiscal impacts of current immigrants
Dynamic incidence
Kinds of impacts
The heterogeneity of immigrants and intra- and intergenerational mobility
The age profiles of taxes and benefits
Aggregate cross-sectional fiscal impacts of immigrants and their children
Constructing longitudinal age profiles
Baseline results
The average impact of an incremental immigrant
Alternative scenarios
The timing of fiscal impacts
Interpreting the results
Key conclusions
Appendix 7.A. Intergenerational educational mobility
Appendix 7.B. Net present values for immigrants and natives, by scenario
Appendix 7.C. Discussion of data sets for the study of fiscal impacts
8. The social dimensions of immigration
Integration of immigrants into American society
Effect of immigrants on American institutions
Attitudes toward immigration and interethnic relations
Immigration and interethnic tensions
Appendix 8.A. Analysis of polling data.
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ISBN
0309063566 ((paperback))
9780309063562 ((paperback))
LCCN
97021182
OCLC
36944901
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ZBWT00866346
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