Why Does Immigration Divide America?: Public Finance and Political Opposition to Open Borders

by Gordon H. Hanson

Book Overview

Immigration is an issue capable of dividing otherwise like-minded people. Identify a group whose members tend to agree on political issues--liberals, conservatives, isolationists, internationalists, environmentalists, free marketers--and one will tend to find that within the group there is no strong majority opinion about US immigration policy. This important new book examines how public finance shapes individual preferences towards immigration policy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881324000
• ISBN13: 9780881324006
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good book

Help to see the financial pros and cons of immigration and the impact in United States. I used as a reference.