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. 2014;51(1):69-85.

Immigration to the United States: Recent Trends and Future Prospects

Charles Hirschman  1
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Immigration to the United States: Recent Trends and Future Prospects

Charles Hirschman. Malays J Econ Studies. 2014.

Abstract

Almost 13 per cent of the American population is foreign born, and if the children of the foreign born are included, about 1 in 4 Americans can be counted as part of the recent immigrant community. Although there is lingering prejudice and popular fears of immigrants, there is growing evidence that, on balance, immigrants make a positive contribution to the American economy and society. There is little evidence that immigrants have an adverse impact on the wages and employment of native born Americans. Moreover, immigrants and their children are disproportionately represented in a broad variety of scientific and cultural fields.

Keywords: Assimilation; F22; J18; J21; United States; demography; immigration; policy.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Foreign born population and percent of total population for the United States, 1850–2010
Source: US Bureau of Census, Census of Population, 1850–2000 (in Gibson and Jung, 2006), and American Community Survey, 2010.
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