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Author:

Borjas, George J, author.

Title:

We wanted workers : unraveling the immigration narrative / George J. Borjas.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

238 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject:

United States--Economic aspects.--Economic aspects.
Labor market--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Lennon's utopia -- How we got here -- The self-selection of immigrants -- Economic assimilation -- The melting pot -- The labor market impact -- The economic benefits -- The fiscal impact -- Who are you rooting for? -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

Summary:

From America's leading immigration economist, a refreshingly level-headed exploration of the effects of immigration on migrant and nonmigrant workers.

ISBN:

0393249018
9780393249019

LCCN:

2016019243

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)