Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-197).
Contents:
Introduction: immigrants in a changing labor market : an overview / by Michael Fix, Demetrios G. Papademetriou, and Madeleine Sumption -- What kind of immigration policy does the US economy need? -- Immigration policy and less-skilled workers in the United States : reflections on future : directions for reform / by Harry Holzer -- The economics of illegal immigration in the United States : policy implications / by Gordon H. Hanson -- The impact of immigrants in recession and economic expansion / by Giovanni Peri -- The elusive idea of labor-market "shortages" and the US approach to employment-based immigration policy / by Madeleine Sumption -- New barriers to immigrant integration in a weak economy -- How immigrants and US natives fare during recessions and recoveries / by Pia M. Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny -- Eroding gains : the recession's impact on immigrants in middle-skilled jobs / by Jeanne Batalova and Michael Fix -- Acknowledgments -- About the editors and authors -- About the labor markets initiative.
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