Immigration Policy and the American Labor ForceStudy 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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Page 84
... actually reached parity with native - born male workers and that after twenty years their earnings were actually 6.4 percent higher than those of native - born men . He attributed this difference to the fact that immigrants were likely ...
... actually reached parity with native - born male workers and that after twenty years their earnings were actually 6.4 percent higher than those of native - born men . He attributed this difference to the fact that immigrants were likely ...
Page 153
... actually enter surreptitiously - for example , those who come by boat from Haiti — are the clear exception . Most illegal immigrants from the Caribbean are " visa abusers . " This means they are often admitted as students , tourists ...
... actually enter surreptitiously - for example , those who come by boat from Haiti — are the clear exception . Most illegal immigrants from the Caribbean are " visa abusers . " This means they are often admitted as students , tourists ...
Page 225
... actually hurt by the prevailing practices . He argues that " sup- port for such an absolutist position implies an elemental unfairness - the full panoply of legal rights are to be granted to persons who violate the law , but similar ...
... actually hurt by the prevailing practices . He argues that " sup- port for such an absolutist position implies an elemental unfairness - the full panoply of legal rights are to be granted to persons who violate the law , but similar ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Absence of an Appropriate Theoretical | 10 |
The Quest for a Policy on Immigration | 16 |
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