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"They take our jobs!" [[electronic resource] ] : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky
| "They take our jobs!" [[electronic resource] ] : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky |
| Autore | Chomsky Aviva <1957-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Public opinion - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8070-4157-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453597203321 |
Chomsky Aviva <1957->
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| Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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"They take our jobs!" [[electronic resource] ] : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky
| "They take our jobs!" [[electronic resource] ] : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky |
| Autore | Chomsky Aviva <1957-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Collana | Myths Made in America Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Public opinion - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8070-4157-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782369603321 |
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Chomsky Aviva <1957->
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| Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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"They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky
| "They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration / / Aviva Chomsky |
| Autore | Chomsky Aviva <1957-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (262 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.8/73 |
| Collana | Myths Made in America Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Immigrants - United States - Public opinion
Public opinion - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8070-4157-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958293703321 |
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Chomsky Aviva <1957->
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| Boston, Mass., : Beacon Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The accelerating decline in America's high-skilled workforce [[electronic resource] ] : implications for immigration policy / / Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
| The accelerating decline in America's high-skilled workforce [[electronic resource] ] : implications for immigration policy / / Jacob Funk Kirkegaard |
| Autore | Kirkegaard Jacob F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Collana | Policy analyses in international economics |
| Soggetto topico | Skilled labor - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-12516-4
9786611125165 0-88132-484-1 1-4356-1644-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451955603321 |
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Kirkegaard Jacob F
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| Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The accelerating decline in America's high-skilled workforce [[electronic resource] ] : implications for immigration policy / / Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
| The accelerating decline in America's high-skilled workforce [[electronic resource] ] : implications for immigration policy / / Jacob Funk Kirkegaard |
| Autore | Kirkegaard Jacob F |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Collana | Policy analyses in international economics |
| Soggetto topico | Skilled labor - United States |
| ISBN |
1-281-12516-4
9786611125165 0-88132-484-1 1-4356-1644-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778266103321 |
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Kirkegaard Jacob F
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| Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The accelerating decline in America's high-skilled workforce : implications for immigration policy / / Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
| The accelerating decline in America's high-skilled workforce : implications for immigration policy / / Jacob Funk Kirkegaard |
| Autore | Kirkegaard Jacob F |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 p.) |
| Collana | Policy analyses in international economics |
| Soggetto topico | Skilled labor - United States |
| ISBN |
1-281-12516-4
9786611125165 0-88132-484-1 1-4356-1644-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 High-Skilled Workers: Stagnating in the United States, Rising Fast in Other Countries? -- Size and Educational Attainment of Resident US Population -- Size and Educational Characteristics of Foreign-Born Populations in Rich Countries -- High-Skilled Workers in Science and Engineering -- Global High-Skilled Talent: An Increasingly Sought After Resource -- Chapter 2 Current US High-Skilled Immigration System -- Permanent High-Skilled Immigration -- Temporary High-Skilled Immigration -- Chapter 3 Welfare Trade-Off, US Software Workers, and Immigration Quotas -- Welfare Economic Efficiency Versus Equity Trade-Off -- Software Workers: The Most Affected High-Skilled Americans -- Matching Employers with Foreign High-Skilled Workers -- Chapter 4 A Reform Package -- Summary of Findings -- Implications and Recommendations for Reform -- Statistical Appendix -- References -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910969698303321 |
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Kirkegaard Jacob F
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| Washington, DC, : Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An administration made disaster : the south Texas border surge of unaccompanied alien minors : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 25, 2014
| An administration made disaster : the south Texas border surge of unaccompanied alien minors : hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, second session, June 25, 2014 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 246 pages) : illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Unaccompanied immigrant children - Mexican-American Border Region
Unaccompanied immigrant children - Government policy - United States Illegal immigration - Mexican-American Border Region Noncitizen children - Mexican-American Border Region Illegal immigration - Government policy - United States Noncitizen children - Government policy - United States Noncitizens - Mexican-American Border Region Noncitizens - Government policy - United States Border security - Mexican-American Border Region Illegal immigration |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Administration made disaster |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702510003321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Age determination practices for unaccompanied alien children : update
| Age determination practices for unaccompanied alien children : update |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, , [2010] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (8 pages) |
| Soggetto topico | Immigrant children - Protection - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Age determination practices for unaccompanied alien children |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910700894303321 |
| Washington, DC : , : Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, , [2010] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Age determination practices for unaccompanied alien children in ICE custody
| Age determination practices for unaccompanied alien children in ICE custody |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (26 pages) : color illustrations |
| Soggetto topico | Immigrant children - Protection - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910700814503321 |
| Washington, DC : , : Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, , [2009] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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America's agricultural labor crisis : enacting a practical solution : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, October 4, 2011
| America's agricultural labor crisis : enacting a practical solution : hearing before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, October 4, 2011 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 350 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural laborers - Supply and demand - United States
Seasonal labor - Supply and demand - United States Agricultural laborers, Foreign - Government policy - Economic aspects - United States Migrant agricultural laborers - Government policy - Economic aspects - United States Seasonal labor - Economic aspects - United States Agricultural productivity - United States Visas - Economic aspects - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | America's agricultural labor crisis |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910701463803321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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