The immigration debate
Subtitle: studies on the economic, demographic, and fiscal effects of immigration
By: James P. Smith and Barry Edmonston, editors.
Contributors: Smith, James P. 1943-; Edmonston, Barry.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 458
Subjects: United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Case studies
Description: The Immigration Debate, a companion volume to The New Americans, augments its analysis of the economic gains and losses from immigration - for the nation, states, and local areasadding to the scientific foundation it provides for public discussion and policy making. It includes nine original and synthesis papers with detailed data and analysis that support and extend the work in the first book and point the way for future work.

The Immigration Debate includes case studies of the fiscal effects of immigration in New Jersey and California, studies of the impact of immigration on population redistribution and on crime in the United States, and much more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / James P. Smith; title: An economic framework for assessing the fiscal impacts of immigration / Thomas Macurdy, Thomas Nechyba, and Jay Bhattacharya; title: Fiscal impacts of immigrant and native households : a New Jersey case study / Deborah L. Garvey and Thomas J. Espenshade; title: The fiscal impacts of immigrants : a California case study / Michael S. Clune; title: The current fiscal impact of immigrants and their descendants : beyond the immigrant household / Ronald D. Lee and Timothy W. Miller; title: Immigrants and natives in general equilibrium trade models / Daniel Trefler; title: Labor market outcomes of female immigrants in the United States / Edward Funkhouser and Stephen J. Trejo; title: Historical background to current immigration issues / Susan B. Carter and Richard Sutch; title: The economic and demographic consequences of immigration to the United States : quantitative historical perspectives / Susan B. Carter and Richard Sutch; title: Immigration and crime in the United States / John Hagan and Alberto Palloni; title: The impact of recent immigration on population redistribution within the United States / William H. Frey and Kao-Lee Liaw.