Managing Immigration in the 21st Century

Barry Chiswick

No 108, IZA Policy Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: In this paper I share my thoughts on immigration policy. As a social scientist it is appropriate to assess the consequences, the costs and benefits, of alternative immigration policies. The policies that a country adopts regarding immigration, however, should be the outcome of a political process which should be informed by, but not dictated by, social science research. What follows is a non-technical discussion of what I see as some of the key issues regarding immigration policies currently facing the United States and other technologically advanced economies.

Keywords: skilled and low-skilled workers; immigration policy; immigrants; immigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2015-11
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Forthcoming - forthcoming in: Borjas/Chiswick, Foundations of Migration Economics (edited by Constant/Zimmermann), IZA Prize Book Series, OUP

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