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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... population both the absolute number and the percentage of foreign - born persons ( a figure which excludes children ... population had fallen to 9.6 million , or 4.7 percent of the population . The 1980 census , however , showed that the ...
... population both the absolute number and the percentage of foreign - born persons ( a figure which excludes children ... population had fallen to 9.6 million , or 4.7 percent of the population . The 1980 census , however , showed that the ...
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... population of the twenty - five TABLE 28 . POPULATION GROWTH IN SOUTHWESTERN BORDER STATES AND IN LARGEST BORDER COUNTIES IN EACH STATE , 1960 , 1970 , AND 1980 Percentage Change Largest Border Population 1960- 1970- Border State ...
... population of the twenty - five TABLE 28 . POPULATION GROWTH IN SOUTHWESTERN BORDER STATES AND IN LARGEST BORDER COUNTIES IN EACH STATE , 1960 , 1970 , AND 1980 Percentage Change Largest Border Population 1960- 1970- Border State ...
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... population of the United States . Even within these counties the population is highly concentrated into urban enclaves . The growth of the labor force in these twenty - five border counties reflects the region's population trends ...
... population of the United States . Even within these counties the population is highly concentrated into urban enclaves . The growth of the labor force in these twenty - five border counties reflects the region's population trends ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Absence of an Appropriate Theoretical | 10 |
The Quest for a Policy on Immigration | 16 |
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