Liberalized Immigration as Free Trade: Economic welfare and the Optimal Immigration Policy

H.F. Chang

Working Papers from Georgetown University Law Center

Abstract: This paper describes the immigartion policy that would naximize the welfare of natives. Trade principles indicate that the United States should eliminate its immigration quotas and other nontariff protectionist bassiers and use immigration tariffs instead.

Keywords: IMMIGRATION (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J60 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 112 pages
Date: 1997
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