| Immigration in a Changing Economy: California's Experience--Questions and Answers Contributor(s): McCarthy, Kevin F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833025562 ISBN-13: 9780833025562 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $7.13 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1998 Annotation: International immigration to California has steadily increased over the past 30 years. Some observers are seeing the extreme diversity of California's population as the harbinger of where the nation is headed. The culmination of a comprehensive study of how immigration has changed over the past three decades, this book assesses the impact immigrants have made on California's economy and culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Emigration & Immigration - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 304.879 |
| LCCN: 97041471 |
| Lexile Measure: 1540 |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 6.93" W x 9.92" (0.32 lbs) 67 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Steadily increasing immigration to California over the past thirty years has profoundly affected the state. Some observers of these changes see the extreme diversity of California's population as the harbinger of where the nation is headed in the long term. Others see California as the symbol of a major backlash against immigrants and immigration. How has California benefited from immigration? What impact have immigrants had on the state's job market? How have they affected the demand for federal and state services? What has been their education and economic progress since their arrival? This book summarizes the findings of a comprehensive study fully documented in Immigration in a Changing Economy: California's Experience, by Kevin F. McCarthy and Georges Vernez. Using a question-and-answer framework, it discusses the impact immigration has had on the state's demography, economy, people, and institutions, drawing lessons for California's future as well as for other states and the nation. |