The new Americans
Subtitle: economic, demographic, and fiscal effects of immigration
By: James P. Smith and Barry Edmonston, editors.
Contributors: Smith, James P. 1973-; Edmonston, Barry.; National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on the Demographic and Economic Impacts of Immigration.; National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population.; National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on National Statistics.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
Subjects: Alien labor -- United States; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects; United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
Description: The New Americans examines what immigrants gain by coming to the United States and what they contribute to the country, the skills of immigrants and those of native-born Americans, the experiences of immigrant women and other groups, and much more.

It offers examples of how to measure the impact of immigration on government revenues and expenditures - estimating one year's fiscal impact in California, New Jersey, and the United States and projecting the long-run fiscal effects on government revenues and expenditures. Also included is background information on immigration policies and practices and data on where immigrants come from, what they do in America, and how they will change the nation's social fabric in the decades to come.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Panel on the Demographic and Economic Impacts of Immigration, Committee on Population and Committee on National Statistics, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."