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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... foreign - born persons ( a figure which excludes children of citizens born abroad ) increased for the first time since 1920. From 1920 through 1970 both figures had declined in each succeeding decennial count . In 1920 the foreign ...
... foreign - born persons ( a figure which excludes children of citizens born abroad ) increased for the first time since 1920. From 1920 through 1970 both figures had declined in each succeeding decennial count . In 1920 the foreign ...
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... foreign - born population of the United States vividly demonstrates the effect that immigration is having in a few large metropolitan areas . In 1980 , for instance , the metropolitan area with the highest percentage of foreign - born ...
... foreign - born population of the United States vividly demonstrates the effect that immigration is having in a few large metropolitan areas . In 1980 , for instance , the metropolitan area with the highest percentage of foreign - born ...
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... Born in Foreign Country Region and State Percentage Born in Foreign Country New England West South Central Maine 3.8 New Hampshire 4.2 Arkansas Louisiana 1.0 2.1 Vermont 4.1 Oklahoma 1.8 Massachusetts 8.4 Texas 6.0 Rhode Island 8.8 West ...
... Born in Foreign Country Region and State Percentage Born in Foreign Country New England West South Central Maine 3.8 New Hampshire 4.2 Arkansas Louisiana 1.0 2.1 Vermont 4.1 Oklahoma 1.8 Massachusetts 8.4 Texas 6.0 Rhode Island 8.8 West ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Absence of an Appropriate Theoretical | 10 |
The Quest for a Policy on Immigration | 16 |
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