"They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration, Aviva Chomsky

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"They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration, Aviva Chomsky

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and 20 other myths about immigration

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Aviva Chomsky

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• "They take our jobs!" : and 20 other myths about immigration

Publication

• Boston, Massachusetts, Beacon Press, 2018

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Revised edition of the author's "They take our jobs!", c2007

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-243)

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Contents

• Introduction 2018 -- Introduction 2007 -- Part one. Immigrants and the economy. Myth 1 : Immigrants take American jobs -- Myth 2 : Immigrants compete with low-skilled workers and drive down wages -- Myth 3 : Unions oppose immigration because it harms the working class -- Myth 4 : Immigrants don't pay taxes -- Myth 5 : Immigrants are a drain on the economy -- Myth 6 : Immigrants send most of what they earn out of the country in the form of remittances -- Part two. Immigrants and the law. Myth 7 : The rules apply to everyone, so new immigrants need to follow them just like immigrants in the past did -- Myth 8 : The country is being overrun by illegal immigrants -- Myth 9 : The United States has a generous refugee policy -- Part three. Immigration and race. The United States is a melting pot that has always welcomed immigrants from all over the world -- Myth 11 : Since we are all the descendants of immigrants here, we all start on equal footing -- Myth 12 : Today's immigrants threaten the national culture because they are not assimilating -- Myth 13 : Today's immigrants are not learning English, and bilingual education just adds to the problem --
• Part four. How have U.S. policies created immigration? Myth 14 : Immigrants only come here because they want to enjoy our higher standard of living -- Case study : the Philippines -- Part five. The debate at the turn of the millennium. Myth 15 : The American public opposes immigration, and the debate in Congress reflects that -- Myth 16 : The overwhelming victory of Proposition 187 in California shows that the public opposes immigration -- Myth 17 : Immigration is a problem -- Myth 18 : Countries need to control who goes in and out -- Myth 19 : We need to protect our borders to prevent criminals and terrorists from entering the country -- Myth 20 : If people break our laws by immigrating illegally, they are criminals and should be deported -- Myth 21 : The problems this book raises are so huge that there's nothing we can do about them -- Epilogue -- Timeline

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on1005817773

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22 cm

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Expanded edition.

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xl, 243 pages

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9780807057162

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2017040926

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rdamedia

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• n

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40028302151

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.b18444647

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(OCoLC)1005817773