Immigration, Poverty, and Socioeconomic Inequality (Paperback, New)

The rapid rise in the proportion of foreign-born residents in the U.S. since the mid-1960s is one of the most important demographic events of the past fifty years. The increase in immigration, especially among the less-skilled and less-educated, has prompted fears that the newcomers may have depressed the wages and employment of the native-born, burdened state and local budgets, and slowed the U.S. economy as a whole. Would the poverty rate be lower in the absence of immigration? How does the undocumented status of an increasing segment of the foreign-born population impact wages in the U.S.? In Immigration, Poverty and Socioeconomic Inequality, noted labor economists David Card and Steven Raphael and an interdisciplinary team of scholars provide a comprehensive assessment of the costs and benefits of the latest era of immigration to the U.S. As the debate over immigration reform reemerges on the national agenda, Immigration, Poverty and Socioeconomic Inequality provides a timely and authoritative review of the immigrant experience in the United States. With its wealth of data and intriguing hypotheses, the volume is an essential addition to the field of immigration studies.

General

Imprint:	Russell Sage Foundation
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	National Poverty Series on Poverty and Public Policy
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	July 2013
Editors:	David Card • Steven Raphael
Dimensions:	152 x 228 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Cloth over boards
Pages:	416
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-87154-498-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General Promotions
LSN:	0-87154-498-9
Barcode:	9780871544988

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