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 Sherman Library  JV6035 .L44 2007    AVAILABLE  
Author Legrain, Philippe.
Title Immigrants : your country needs them / Philippe Legrain.
Edition First Princeton edition.
OCLC 153576348
ISBN 0691134316
9780691134314
Publisher Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Description xvi, 374 pages ; 24 cm
LC Subject heading/s Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects.
Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
Immigrants -- United States.
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [334]-359) and index.
Contents Introduction. Migration isn't just for the birds : it's time for fresh thinking about immigration -- 1. War on our borders : the hidden costs of immigration controls -- 2. Border crossing : how migrants got to where they are now -- 3. Why we need the huddled masses : the case for low-skilled migration -- 4. The global talent contest : the pros and cons of high-skilled migration -- 5. Cosmopolitan and rich : the economic benefits of diversity -- 6. Stealing our jobs? : do immigrants displace local workers? -- 7. Snouts in our trough? : are immigrants a burden on the welfare state? -- 8. 'Our heroes' : how migration helps poor countries -- 9. Brain drain of brain gain? : the costs and benefits of skilled emigration -- 10. It needn't be forever : the case for temporary migration -- 11. Alien nation? : does immigration threaten national identity? -- 12. Huntington and Hispanics : is Latino immigration splitting America in two? -- 13. Stranger, can you spare a dime? : does immigration threaten social solidarity -- 14. Learning to live together : how to integrate immigrants into society -- 15. Illiberal Islam? : do Muslim immigrants threaten our security and our way of life? -- 16. Open borders : let them in.
Summary Presents an analysis of the cultural, economic, and social impact of immigration.
General note Originally published: London : Little, Brown, 2006.
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