Immigration and the Work Force : Economic Consequences for the United States and Source Areas.
Since the 1970s, the striking increase in immigration to the United States has been accompanied by a marked change in the composition of the immigrant community, with a much higher percentage of foreign-born workers coming from Latin America and Asia and a dramatically lower percentage from Europe....
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1992
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| Series: | National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
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| Summary: | Since the 1970s, the striking increase in immigration to the United States has been accompanied by a marked change in the composition of the immigrant community, with a much higher percentage of foreign-born workers coming from Latin America and Asia and a dramatically lower percentage from Europe. This timely study is unique in presenting new data sets on the labor force, wage rates, and demographic conditions of both the U.S. and source-area economies through the 1980s. The contributors analyze the economic effects of immigration on the United States and selected source areas, with a focus o. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780226066707 0226066703 1299104541 9781299104549 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
