LEADER 03962nam 2200637 a 450 001 9910821573203321 005 20230721032931.0 010 $a0-8070-4157-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000541969 035 $a(OCoLC)646769168 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10256096 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000258529 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11238438 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000258529 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10272553 035 $a(PQKB)11312848 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3118026 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6067742 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3118026 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10256096 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL523478 035 $a(OCoLC)922967767 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6067742 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000541969 100 $a20070207d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$a"They take our jobs!"$b[electronic resource] $eand 20 other myths about immigration /$fAviva Chomsky 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBoston, Mass. $cBeacon Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 225 1 $aMyths Made in America Series ;$vv.1 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-299-92227-9 311 $a0-8070-4156-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $apt. 1. Immigrants and the economy -- Myth 1. Immigrants take American jobs -- Myth 2. Immigrants compete with low-skilled workers and drive down wages -- Myth 3. Unions oppose immigration because it harms the working class -- Myth 4. Immigrants don't pay taxes -- Myth 5. Immigrants are a drain on the economy -- Myth 6. Immigrants send most of what they earn out of the country in the form of remittances -- pt. 2. Immigrants and the law -- Myth 7. The rules apply to everyone, so new immigrants need to follow them just like immigrants in the past did -- Myth 8. The country is being overrun by illegal immigrants -- Myth 9. The United States has a generous refugee policy -- pt. 3. Immigration and race -- Myth 10. The United States is a melting pot that has always welcomed immigrants from all over the world -- Myth 11. Since we are all the descendants of immigrants here, we all start on equal footing -- Myth 12. Today's immigrants threaten the national culture because they are not assimilating -- Myth 13. Today's immigrants are not learning English, and bilingual education just adds to the problem -- pt. 4. How have U.S. policies created immigration? -- Myth 14. Immigrants only come here because they want to enjoy our higher standard of living -- Case study : the Philippines -- pt. 5. The debate at the turn of the millennium -- Myth 15. The American public opposes immigration, and the debate in Congress reflects that -- Myth 16. The overwhelming victory of Proposition 187 in California shows that the public opposes immigration -- Myth 17. Immigration is a problem -- Myth 18. Countries need to control who goes in and out -- Myth 19. We need to protect our borders to prevent criminals and terrorists from entering the country -- Myth 20. If people break our laws by immigrating illegally, they are criminals and should be deported -- Myth 21. The problems this book raises are so huge that there's nothing we can do about them -- Epilogue -- Timeline. 410 0$aMyths Made in America Series 606 $aImmigrants$zUnited States$xPublic opinion 606 $aPublic opinion$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xPublic opinion 607 $aUnited States$xEmigration and immigration$xGovernment policy 615 0$aImmigrants$xPublic opinion. 615 0$aPublic opinion 676 $a304.8/73 700 $aChomsky$b Aviva$f1957-$0768593 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910821573203321 996 $a"They take our jobs!"$93915778 997 $aUNINA