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Mass immigration and the national interest policy directions for the new century / Vernon M. Briggs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Briggs, Vernon M., author.
- Series:
- Labor and human resources series
- LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES SERIES.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Foreign workers--United States--History.
- Foreign workers.
- Labor market--United States--History.
- Labor market.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Government policy.
- History.
- United States--Emigration and immigration--Government policy--History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Routledge, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Robert O. Briggs (Author) , Vernon M. Briggs (Author)
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: The Revival of Mass Immigration; 2. Immigration Policy: A Determinant of Economic Phenomena; 3. Citizenship and Naturalization; 4. Prelude to Mass Immigration; 5. Creating a Non-Agricultural Labor Force: The First Wave of Mass Immigration; 6. Expanding the Urban Labor Force: The Second Wave of Mass Immigration; 7. Rapid Industrialization Expands the Demand for Labor: The Third Wave of Mass Immigration; 8. Reprieve: The Cessation of Mass Immigration; 9. The Redesign of Immigration Policy: Replacing Social Goals with Political Goals; 10. Unexpected Consequences: The Revival of Mass Immigration; 11. Oversight: The Economic and Social Transformation of the U.S. Labor Market; 12. The National Interest: Synchronization of Immigration Policy with Economic Circumstances; Appendix 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 to 1991
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- ISBN:
- 1000107213
- 9781000158526
- 1000158527
- 9781003059530
- 1003059538
- 9781000107210
- 9781000136449
- 1000136442
- Publisher Number:
- 99987141147
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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