tailieunhanh - Immigration In A Changing Economy

The current national debate on immigration policy is especially intense in California, home to one-third of the country’s immigrants. Much of this debate consists of advocates stating their views without the benefit of a nonpartisan assessment of the issue and the challenges it poses for the state. Our study provides such an assessment by examining how immigration has interacted with other d | RAND A NATIONAL RESOURCE 1948 -1998 IMMIGRATION INA CHANGING ECONOMY California s Experiei ice Questions and Answers Kevin E McCarthy Georges Vernez National Defense Research Institute Center for Research on Immigration Policy The research described in this report was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD . The research was conducted in RAND s National Defense Research Institute a federally funded research and development center supported by the OSD the Joint Staff and the defense agencies under Contract No. DASW01-95-C-0059. The research was also supported b3 grants from the California Business Roundtable The Ford Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation the James Irvine Foundation and The Andrew w. Mellon Foundation. ISBN 0-8330-2556-2 RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Copyright 1998 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 1998 by RAND 1700 Main Street . Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1333 H St. . Washington . 20005-4707 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310 451-6915 Internet order@ Immigration INA CHANGING ECONOMY California s Experience Questions and Answers Kevin F. McCarthy Georges Vernez Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense the California Business Roundtable The Ford Foundation The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation the James Irvine Foundation and The Andrew w. Mellon Foundation National Defense Research Institute Center for Research on Immigration Policy RAND Approved for public release distribution .