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Streets of gold America's untold story of immigrant success
Through this authoritative account of both the historical record and newer findings, the authors help to shape our thinking and policies about the fraught topic of immigration with findings such as these: Where you come from doesn't matter. The children of immigrants from El Salvador, Mexico, a...
| Main Authors: | Abramitzky, Ran (Author), Boustan, Leah Platt (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
2023.
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| Edition: | First trade paperback edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- "I came with fifty cents and that's it!" : overturning America's immigration myths
- Fact-checking the past : converting millions of immigrant stories into data
- A brief history of immigration to America
- Climbing the ladder : the rags-to-riches myth
- Background is not destiny : children of immigrants rise
- Becoming American
- Does immigrant success harm the US born?
- A second grand bargain : the long view of immigration policy
- Immigration policy in America : a brief timeline.