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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... agricultural workers had been displaced by the violent revolution of the previous decade and the total collapse of the hacienda agricultural system after 1917.85 Many had migrated from the central states , where the fighting was most ...
... agricultural workers had been displaced by the violent revolution of the previous decade and the total collapse of the hacienda agricultural system after 1917.85 Many had migrated from the central states , where the fighting was most ...
Page 101
... agricultural workers . In most cases , the adverse - effect wage rates were actually higher than the prevailing wages . They had to be offered to citizen workers if the agricultural employer also intended to hire foreign workers . Under ...
... agricultural workers . In most cases , the adverse - effect wage rates were actually higher than the prevailing wages . They had to be offered to citizen workers if the agricultural employer also intended to hire foreign workers . Under ...
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... agricultural workers contend that the major alternative to H - 2 workers is illegal immigrants . They claim that although illegal immigrants have been involved in East Coast agriculture , the incidence of illegal immigra- tion has been ...
... agricultural workers contend that the major alternative to H - 2 workers is illegal immigrants . They claim that although illegal immigrants have been involved in East Coast agriculture , the incidence of illegal immigra- tion has been ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Absence of an Appropriate Theoretical | 10 |
The Quest for a Policy on Immigration | 16 |
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