Monday, February 25, 2008

They Take Our Jobs!

I haven't read the book yet, but a glance through the table of contents looks very interesting. From
They Take Our Jobs and 20 Other Myths About Immigration by Aviva Chomksy:

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 taxese
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 remittancese

Immigrants and the Law
Myth #7: The rules apply to everyone, so new immigrants need to follow them just as immigrants in the past did.
Myth #8: The country is being overrun by illegal immigrants
Myth #9: The US has a generous refugee policy

Immigration and Race
Myth #10: The US 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

Immigration and US Policy
Myth #14: Immigrants only come here because they want to enjoy our higher standard of living

The Debate about Immigration
Myth #15: The American public opposes immigration, and the debate in Congress reflects that
Myth #16: The overwhelming victory of proposition 187 in CA shows that the public opposes immigration
Myth #17: Immigration is a problem
Myth #18: Countries need to control who goes in and who goes out
Myth #19: We need to protect our borders to prevent criminals and terrorists from entering the country
Myth #20: If people break out laws by entering our country 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

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