Mass immigration and the national interest : policy directions for the new century / Vernon M. Briggs, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Briggs, Vernon M.

Series:

Labor and human resources series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor market.

History.

Foreign workers.

Emigration and immigration.

Government policy.

United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History.

United States.

Foreign workers--United States--History.

Labor market--United States--History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 328 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2003]

Summary:

Selected Contents: 1. Introduction: The Revival of Mass Immigration2. Immigration Policy: A Determinant of Economic Phenomena3. Citizenship and Naturalization4. Prelude to Mass Immigration5. Creating a Non-Agricultural Labor Force: The First Wave of Mass Immigration6. Expanding the Urban Labor Force: The Second Wave of Mass Immigration7. Rapid Industrialization Expands the Demand for Labor: The Third Wave of Mass Immigration8. Reprieve: The Cessation of Mass Immigration9. The Redesign of Immigration Policy: Replacing Social Goals with Political Goals10. Unexpected Consequences: The Revival of Mass Immigration11. Oversight: The Economic and Social Transformation of the U.S. Labor Market12. The National Interest: Synchronization of Immigration Policy with Economic CircumstancesAppendix A. Means by Which Selected Nations Grant Citizenship.Appendix B. The Preference System Created under the Immigration Act of 1965.Appendix C. The Legal Immigration System and Its Preference Allocations in Effect from 1980-1999.

Contents:

1. Introduction: The Revival of Mass Immigration 3

2. Immigration Policy: A Determinant of Economic Phenomena 7

3. Citizenship and Naturalization 22

4. Prelude to Mass Immigration 37

5. Creating a Nonagricultural Labor Force: The "First Wave" of Mass Immigration 47

6. Expanding the Urban Labor Force: The "Second Wave" of Mass Immigration 57

7. Rapid Industrialization Expands the Demand for Labor: The "Third Wave" of Mass Immigration 66

8. Reprieve: The Cessation of Mass Immigration 88

9. The Redesign of Immigration Policy: Replacing Social Goals with Political Goals 119

10. Unexpected Consequences: The Revival of Mass Immigration 133

11. Oversight: The Economic and Social Transformation of the U.S. Labor Market 204

12. The National Interest: Synchronization of Immigration Policy with Economic Circumstances 233

Appendix A. Means by Which Selected Nations Grant Citizenship 283

Appendix B. The Preference System Created Under the Immigration Act of 1965 285

Appendix C. The Legal Immigration System and Its Preference Allocations That Were in Effect from 1980 to 1991 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-313) and index.

ISBN:

0765609339

OCLC:

51722805