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| List of Illustrations | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Overview | |
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| The Volume and Character of Future Immigration: The Values at Stake | |
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| Standard of Living | |
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| Equity | |
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| Preservation or Modification of Existing American Culture | |
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| Ethnic and Class Conflict | |
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| The Power of the United States in International Affairs | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Influence of Social Science Findings | |
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| The Relationship Between Social Science Findings and Value Judgments | |
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| The Validation of Social Science Findings | |
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| Drawing Policy Conclusions | |
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| Notes | |
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| The History of U.S. Immigration Law | |
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| Unrestricted Entry: 1789 to 1874 | |
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| Initial Restriction: 1875 to 1917 | |
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| Maximum Restriction: April 1917 to December 1941 | |
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| Liberalization: December 1941 to April 1980 | |
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| Concern with Illegal Immigration: April 1980 to the Present | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Notes | |
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| Patterns of Immigration to and from the United States | |
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| The Inflow of Legal Immigrants | |
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| Undocumented Immigrants | |
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| The Foreign-Born Population of the United States in 1990 | |
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| Sojourners and Settlers: Emigration from the United States | |
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| The Net Contribution of Immigration of the Foreign-Born to Population Change | |
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| The Context of Reception: Legal Rights Dependent on Immigration Status | |
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| Becoming a U.S. Citizen | |
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| Residential Segregation of the Foreign-Born Within Metropolitan Areas | |
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| Notes | |
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| Determinants of Immigration | |
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| UN Forecasts of Future World Population | |
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| A Conceptual Scheme for Determining Individual Propensities to Migrate | |
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| Structural Determinants of Propensities to Immigrate | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Enforcement of Immigration Law | |
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| The Activities of the Bureau of Consular Affairs | |
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| The Activities of the INS | |
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| Immigration-Law Enforcement: Effectiveness and Side Effects | |
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| How Prior Illegal Immigration Facilitates Legal Immigration | |
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| How Extending Rights to Undocumented Residents May Encourage Illegal Immigration | |
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| Notes | |
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| The Impact of Immigration | |
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| Standard of Living | |
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| Equity | |
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| Preservation or Modification of Existing American Culture | |
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| Ethnic and Class Conflict | |
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| The Power of the United States in International Affairs | |
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| Notes | |
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| Proposals for Change in U.S. Immigration Law | |
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| Current Public Opinion Concerning Immigration | |
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| Suggestions for Revisions to Immigration Policy | |
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| Reaching Your Own Policy Conclusions | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| About the Book and Author | |
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| Index | |