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AbstractImmigration is highly salient for voters in Europe and the USA and has generated considerable academic debate about the causes of preferences over immigration. This debate centers around the relative influences of sociotropic or personal economic considerations, as well as noneconomic threats. We provide a test of the competing egocentric, sociotropic, and noneconomic paradigms using a novel constrained preference experiment in which respondents are asked to trade off preferred reductions in immigration levels with realistic estimates of the personal or societal costs associated with those reductions. This survey experiment, performed on a national sample of British YouGov panelists, allows us to measure the price-elasticity of the public's preferences with regard to levels of European and non-European immigration. Respondents were willing to admit more immigrants when restriction carries economic costs, with egocentric considerations as important as sociotropic ones. People who voted for the UK to Leave the European Union in the 2016 referendum are less price-elastic than those voting Remain, indicating that noneconomic concerns are also important.1

Trying to visually trace each person's roots, which can span multiple countries and continents, could look like a massive, tangled ball of yarn. Immigration has been a hot-button issue since the dawn of civilization, with each country's government policies allowing them to dictate who can stay, who should go, and who isn't even allowed to enter. Readers will learn about migrants and refugees and some of the reasons for leaving home behind. Through this engaging text they will recognize the intricacies of a complex issue that cannot be boiled down to "good" or "bad.".

I. The Economic Situation -- 1. The Position in General -- 2. Examination of Details: Some Demographic Data -- 3. The Agricultural Problem -- 4. The Problem of Industrialization -- 5. The Problem of Economic Welfare -- II. The Immigration Problem: Outline of an Economic Theory of Immigration -- 1. Economy and Immigration -- 2. Economic Impacts of Immigration -- 3. Immigration and Employment -- 4. Immigration and Wages -- III. Proposals in Application: Brazil's Immigration Problem -- Conclusion -- Zusammenfassung -- Sommaire.

Prepared under the direction of the commission by Frank L. Shaw. ; William P. Dillingham, chairman. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This article examines the immigration issue in the United States in a comparative and (to a lesser degree) historical context. It begins by stepping back and examining broader immigration patterns, first to the United States and then to Canada and select European countries. It then moves on to the issue of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S., their numbers, motivations for travelling to the United States, past efforts to address unauthorized immigration, and developments since the onset of the 2008-present recession. Finally, the article concludes by reflecting on the possibilities, and limitations, surrounding President Obama's – indeed, any president's – attempts to end unauthorized immigration to the U.S. and to bring some closure to the debate about what to do with those already there. It makes a qualified case, given how unappealing the alternative is, for legalization and a temporary workers program.

Intro -- ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:CAUSES, METHODS AND EFFECTS -- ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION:CAUSES, METHODS AND EFFECTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 UNDOCUMENTED MEXICAN MIGRANTS IN A DEEPSOUTH CITY -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Research Site and the Recruitment of Participants -- Methods -- Census -- Structured Interviews -- Participant Observation and Unstructured Interviews -- Literature Review -- A Brief History of Migration from Mexicoto the United States of America -- The Who, Why and How of Migration from Central Mexicoto the Southeastern United States -- Socio-demographic Profile of Mexican Migrants -- Motivation for Migration and the Selection of Athens, GA as a Destination -- Crossing the Border Illegally -- The Lives of Undocumented Migrants in Los Duplex -- Domestic Life -- Work and Economic Life -- Social Life -- Public Life -- Migration Trajectories of Los Duplex Families -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 AFRICA'S DIASPORAS AND THE STRUGGLEFOR SURVIVAL: THE LIFE AND TIMESOF UNDOCUMENTED ZIMBABWE NATIONALSBASED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Magnitude of the Immigration by Zimbabwe Nationals -- Methodological Issues -- Profiles of Undocumented Zimbabweans in the UK -- Reasons for Leaving Zimbabwe -- Life and Times of the Undocumented ZimbabweNationals in the UK -- (a) Social Challenges -- (b) Political/Legal Challenges -- Playing "hide and seek" with the police -- Threat of Deportation -- (c) Economic Challenges -- They Cannot Find Formal Jobs -- They Cannot open a Bank Account -- Way Forward and Conclusion -- Strategies to Stave off the Challenges -- References -- Chapter 3 ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: A FEW PSYCHOLOGICALAND STRUCTURAL CONSIDERATIONS -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Reasons People Choose to Immigrate Illegally -- Psychological Issues Illegal Immigrants Must Confront

This study traces the sociopolitical effects of immigration on Singapore and its population, a topic that has been the subject of intense debate in the nation as its population grows increasingly diverse. Beyond the logic of economic imperatives, the book aims to explore the larger consequences of taking in large numbers of immigrants, and its analysis should appeal to scholars of migration, social change, and public policy

Aujourd'hui et pour la première fois depuis la suspension de l'immigration du travail en 1974, le discours public en matière d'immigration repose non plus sur l'idée de cessation des flux d'immigration économique et de canalisation des autres flux mais sur la substitution d'une immigration dite « subie », c'est-à-dire reposant sur l'exercice d'un droit fondamental à une immigration « choisie » strictement économique et dirigée vers les secteurs déficitaires en main-d'œuvre. Les statistiques disponibles nous permettent de dépasser la construction politique qui voudrait que l'immigration économique serait choisie et utile à la France, et l'immigration familiale, un fardeau. Dans la réalité, il ne s'agit nullement de rejeter l'immigration dans son principe mais plutôt de conjuguer une fermeté politique et des exigences économiques.