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Winter 2012

Vol. 32 No. 1

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Is Immigration Good for America?

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  • Editor’s Note

    By James A. Dorn PDF
  • Introduction: Is Immigration Good for America?

    By Daniel Griswold PDF
  • Why Should We Restrict Immigration?

    By Bryan Caplan PDF
  • Immigration and Economic Growth

    By Gordon H. Hanson PDF
  • Immigration, Labor Markets, and Productivity

    By Giovanni Peri PDF
  • America’s Demographic Future

    By Joel Kotkin and Erika Ozuna PDF
  • America’s Incoherent Immigration System

    By Stuart Anderson PDF
  • The Economic Consequences of Amnesty for Unauthorized Immigrants

    By Pia M. Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny PDF
  • Immigration and Border Control

    By Edward Alden PDF
  • Internal Enforcement, E-Verify, and the Road to a National ID

    By Jim Harper PDF
  • Is Birthright Citizenship Good for America?

    By Margaret D. Stock PDF
  • Immigration and the Welfare State

    By Daniel Griswold PDF
  • The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform

    By Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda PDF
  • U.S. Immigration Policy in the 21st Century: A Market-Based Approach

    By Joshua Hall, Benjamin J. VanMetre and Richard K. Vedder PDF

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