The Most Common Arguments against Immigration and Why They're Wrong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nowrasteh, Alex.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants.

Economic impact analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (40 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C : Cato Institute, 2021.

Summary:

Compelling evidence‐​based counter arguments to the most common objections to immigration.

Contents:

Copyright

Introduction

Contents

1. "Immigrants will take American jobs, lower wages, and especially hurt the poor."

2. "It is easy to immigrate here legally. Why don't illegal immigrants just get in line?"

3. "Immigrants abuse the welfare state."

4. "Immigrants increase the budget deficit and government debt."

5. "Immigrants increase economic inequality."

6. "Today's immigrants don't assimilate as immigrants from previous eras did."

7. "Immigrants are a major source of crime."

8. "Immigrants pose a unique risk today because of terrorism."

9. "The United States has the most open immigration policy in the world."

10. "Amnesty or a failure to enforce our immigration laws will destroy the Rule of Law in the United States."

11. "Illegal immigration or expanding legal immigration will destroy American national sovereignty."

12. "Immigrants won't vote for the Republican Party-look at what happened to California."

13. "Immigrants bring with them bad cultures, ideas, or other factors that will undermine and destroy our economic and political institutions."

14. "The brain drain of smart immigrants to the United States impoverishes other countries."

15. "Immigrants will increase crowding, harm the environment, and [insert misanthropic statement here]."

Conclusion

References

About the Author

About the Cato Institute

About Libertarianism.org.

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ISBN:

9781952223235

1952223237

OCLC:

1257666899