and education, 372-376

fiscal impacts and, 302

generational perspectives, 12-13, 365-366, 396

historical context, 364

into labor market, 18, 39, 158-160

and policy on immigration, 15-16

racial/ethnic, 374-375, 395-396

residential integration, 366-367

social and spatial mobility, 365-369

Asylum and asylees. See also Refugees

admission trends, 38, 42, 44, 64

defined, 22

earnings, 194, 195

excluded groups, 30

international comparisons, 64-65

policy on admissions, 28-29, 38, 40, 41, 42

Atlanta, 223

Atlantic Monthly, 393

Attitudes about immigrants

admissions level, 391-392

crime and violence, 364, 386, 389

economic conditions and, 13, 24-25, 26, 396

illegal immigration, 390-391, 393

intermarriage, 369-372

labor-related, 23, 24-25, 26, 27, 144-145, 364, 390-392

population composition, 119, 383

racial/ethnic, 13, 364, 369-371, 374, 375, 382-383, 392

survey results, 402-405

trends, 46-47, 390

unemployment and, 390, 404

welfare-related, 26

Attribution

Asians, 85, 93, 115-116, 117-118, 120-121, 123, 133, 375

blacks, 84-85, 93, 114, 118-119, 120, 133, 375

defined, 77

and educational success, 374-376

Hispanics, 85, 92 n.17, 93, 115, 116-118, 120-122, 123, 133, 375

and intermarriage rates, 91

Irish, 119, 370, 372

and population analysis, 4, 84-85, 89-90, 92-93, 114, 116-123, 133

racial issues, 370, 374

rates, 114, 115, 116-118, 120-122, 123, 133

social dimensions, 363, 369-370, 374-375

whites, 84, 93, 118, 120, 121-122, 133, 370-371, 396

Aussiedler, 63, 64

Australia, 20, 52, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 379

Australian immigrants, 186, 188, 190

Austria, 63, 64, 66, 186, 187, 189

Austria-Hungary immigrants, 24

B

Baby-boom generation, 76, 94, 102, 106, 107-108, 110, 324, 347, 353 , 389

Baby-bust generation, 76

Benefits. See Public assistance, benefits, and services;

individual programs

Births

fiscal impacts, 302

to later generations, 83, 130

multiple-ancestry, 84, 90, 92

rates, 34, 85-87, 96-97

underreporting, 85

Black immigrants.

See also Africa;

African Americans;

specific country

ancestry, 84-85, 90-92, 119, 120

attitudes about, 392, 394, 396, 404, 405

attitudes toward immigration, 13, 392, 395

distribution, 224

education, 375

employment impacts, 6, 220, 222-224

exogamy, 90-92, 118-119 n.46, 132

fertility rates, 85-87, 114

integration, 366, 367, 369

intermarriage, 113, 132

male, 222

mortality, 88, 131

population size and growth, 114, 115, 116, 121, 123

racial/ethnic attribution, 93, 114, 118, 133, 375

Front Matter (R1-R14)

Summary (1-13)

1 The Immigration Debate (14-19)

2 Background to Contemporary U.S. Immigration (20-75)

3 The Face of the U.S. Population in 2050 (76-134)

4 Immigration's Effects on Jobs and Wages: First Principles (135-172)

5 Immigration's Effects on Jobs and Wages: Empirical Evidence (173-253)

6 Do Immigrants Impose a Net Fiscal Burden? Annual Estimates (254-296)

7 The Future Fiscal Impacts of Current Immigrants (297-362)

8 The Social Dimensions of Immigration (363-406)

Biographical Sketches (407-412)

Index (413-434)