Immigration Policy and the American Labor Force

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Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984 - Business & Economics - 294 pages
Study of the impact of the immigration policy on the labour market in the USA - traces historical trends in immigration since 1787; comments on changes in legislation from 1965-1984; examines policy reform to combat the influx of irregular migrants (Mexicans, West Indians, etc.); considers policies relating to refugees, asylees and commuting frontier workers from Mexico; gives grounds for denial of immigrant status, and estimates of the number of irregular migrants in the USA, 1974-1981. References, statistical tables.

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The Study of U S Immigration Policy
1
The Absence of an Appropriate Theoretical
10
The Quest for a Policy on Immigration
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