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# *Immigration Economics*

(Harvard University Press, 2014)

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Date and Time 

June 11, 2014 12 - 1:30 PM EDT 

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##### Featuring 

Featuring the author **George J. Borjas**, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; with comments by **Amelie Constant**, Visiting Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs and Economics Department, George Washington University, and Program Director, Institute for the Study of Labor; moderated by **Alex Nowrasteh**, Immigration Policy Analyst, Center For Global Liberty And Prosperity, Cato Institute. 

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In his new book *Immigration Economics*, author and noted immigration scholar George J. Borjas will discuss how immigrants affect the wages of American workers, government budgets, and virtually every other aspect of the American economy and workforce. Professor Borjas brings his years of research and his own voluminous work to bear on this issue–reaching some controversial conclusions along the way. Borjas will be joined by Amelie Constant, another well-known immigration researcher and economist, who will comment on Borjas’ new book and spark a lively discussion on immigration and the American economy. Join us as two of the most respected immigration economists discuss this timely issue.

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