Originally published in 1988, this volume includes 15 articles on immigration into the United States introduces the topics of reform, legal and illegal immigration, the effect of immigration on the labor market and social welfare, and immigration enforcement methods.
Overview: A Time of Reform and Reappraisal, Network Recruitment and Labor Displacement, Seeking Common Ground for Blacks and Immigrants, Hispanic Americans: The Debased Coin of Citizenship, Ellis Island: The Building of a Heritage, Immigration and the National Interest, A Kind of Discordant Harmony: Issues in Assimilation, Immigration, Population Change, and California's Future, Mexicans: California's Newest Immigrants" , Immigration in the Golden State: The Tarnished Dream, Mexico's Dilemma: Finding a Million Jobs a Year, Employer Sanctions in Europe: Deterrence without Discrimination, Europe's Lessons for America, Principles vs. Expediency in U.S. Immigration Policy, The U.S. Refugee Industry: Doing Well by Doing Good, How Many Americans? Appendix