IQ and immigration policy
By: by Jason Richwine
Contributors: John F. Kennedy School of Government
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Intellect; Emigration and immigration; Social aspects; Immigrants
Description: The statistical construct known as IQ can reliably estimate general mental ability, or intelligence. The average IQ of immigrants in the United States is substantially lower than that of the white native population, and the difference is likely to persist over several generations. The consequences are a lack of socioeconomic assimilation among low-IQ immigrant groups, more underclass behavior, less social trust, and an increase in the proportion of unskilled workers in the American labor market. Selecting high-IQ immigrants would ameliorate these problems in the U.S., while at the same time benefiting smart potential immigrants who lack educational access in their home countries.
Notes: "May 2009."

Granted by the Committee on Public Policy.

Dissertation advisors: George J. Borjas, Chair; Richard J. Zeckhauser; Christopher Jencks.

Thesis (Ph.D., Dept. of Public Policy)--Harvard University, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.