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100 1 $aKoven, Steven G.
245 10 $aAmerican immigration policy :$bconfronting the nation's challenges /$cSteven G. Koven, Frank Götzke.
260 $aNew York :$bSpringer,$cc2010.
300 $axii, 236 p. ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aPublic administration, governance and globalization
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 0 $aIntroduction. A nation of immigrants ; History of American settlement and migration ; America's new immigrants ; Theories of migration ; Overview of US immigration and immigration policies ; Contemporary controversies in immigration policy ; Plan of book -- Theoretical perspectives : economics, culture, politics. Introduction ; Economic perspectives on immigration ; Cultural perspectives on immigration ; Political perspectives on immigration ; Toward a policy of optimal immigration ; Conclusions -- The political economy of immigration policies and politics. Introduction ; The microeconomics of migration ; The macroeconomics of immigration ; Optimal immigration policy ; The politics of immigration policy --
505 0 $aImmigration contributions to American economic development. Introduction ; Literature on economic impact of immigrants ; Description and analysis of data ; Conclusions ; Case 4.1 Andrew Grove (Budapest, Hungary) ; Case 4.2 An Wang (Shanghai, China) ; Case 4.3 George Soros (Budapest, Hungary) -- Immigrant contributions to American culture. Introduction ; Literature on cultural impact of immigrants ; Description and analysis of data ; Self-employment (entrepreneurship) ; Conclusions ; Case 5.1 Irving Berlin (Temun, Russia) ; Case 5.2 Hakeem Olajuwon (Lagos, Nigeria) -- Immigrant contributions to American politics and immigration policy. Introduction ; Historical review of immigrant policy ; Immigration policies in the post-colonial era ; Contemporary postures on immigration ; Case studies of political impact of select immigrants --
505 0 $aImmigration policies outside of the United States. Introduction ; Immigration policy in Commonwealth nations ; Immigration and immigration policy in Western European nations ; Immigration policy in Western European nations ; Case 7.1 France and the headscarves affair ; 2001 riots in the United Kingdom: Oldham, Burnley, Bradford, Leeds -- Conclusions. Introduction ; Immigration policy regarding LPRs and H1-B workers ; Canadian and Australian merit-based immigration policy ; Illegal immigration in the United States ; Characteristics of major immigrant groups ; Immigration policy prescriptions ; Public opinion and immigration ; What does the future hold?
651 0 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy.
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700 1 $aGötzke, Frank.
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