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Top Ten Myths and Fallacies Regarding Immigration

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  • Chiswick, Barry R.

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This paper analyzes what the author views as the current top ten myths and fallacies regarding immigration and immigration policy in the United States.

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  • Chiswick, Barry R., 2009. "Top Ten Myths and Fallacies Regarding Immigration," IZA Policy Papers 12, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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    1. Barry R. Chiswick & Paul W. Miller, 2009. "Citizenship in the United States: the roles of immigrant characteristics and country of origin," Research in Labor Economics, in: Ethnicity and Labor Market Outcomes, pages 91-130, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    2. Borjas, George J. & Freeman, Richard B. (ed.), 1992. "Immigration and the Work Force," National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press, edition 1, number 9780226066332, April.
    3. George J. Borjas & Richard B. Freeman, 1992. "Immigration and the Work Force: Economic Consequences for the United States and Source Areas," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number borj92-1, February.
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    Keywords

    immigrants; immigration policy; myths; fallacies;
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    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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