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Book SynopsisImmigration to what is now the United States has been a contentious issue from the earliest days of the European settlement. What has been the immigration history and what have been the consequences of these inflows of people? This volume addresses these issues.
Table of ContentsMigrants to America Since 1986. Immigrant Skill Transferability and the Propensity to Invest in Human Capital. Modeling Immigrants’ Language Skills. Green Cards and the Location Choices of Immigrants in the United States, 1971–2000. Immigrant and Native Asset Accumulation in Housing. First- and Second-Generation Immigrant Educational Attainment and Labor Market Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada. Immigration Amnesty and Immigrant's Earnings. Welfare Reform and Immigrants: Does the Five-year Ban Matter?. Impacts of the Point System and Immigration Policy Levers on Skill Characteristics of Canadian Immigrants. List of Contributors. Introduction.
