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Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012
The authors agree with Vernon M. Briggs, Jr., that U.S. immigration policy has had unexpected consequences. The 1965 immigration reforms led to unanticipated chain migration from developing countries whereas the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act failed to slow unauthorized immigration. The result is a large foreign-born population with…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Unskilled Workers, Immigration, International Trade