Immigration In America's Future: Social Science Findings And The Policy Debate
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United States Immigration
by: David Heer
Topics include: legal emigration rate, legalization rate, legalization dependents, permanent legal residents, visa backlog, permanent legal immigrants, possible structural determinants, legalized persons, immigration cohort, legalization applicants, undocumented persons, legal entrants, undocumented aliens counted, annual net immigration, special agricultural workers, illegal alien population, net fiscal cost, permanent legal residence, immigration market, usual residents, deductive assumptions, social science findings, employer sanctions, temporary protected status, immigrant admissions
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... how social science findings, together with a conscious recognition of our individual values, are necessary for the formation of a balanced policy for immigration. Some of the the nation’s collective values that may be affected by U.S. immigration policy are the standard of living in this country, the preservation of existing American culture, ethnic and class conflict, and the power of the United States in international affairs. Heer examines the impact of these values on immigration policy and traces the history of U.S. immigration and immigration law and patterns of immigration to the United States. Finally, author offers proposals for change to existing immigration policy.
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The author's final proposals for change in immigration jurisdiction is to auction off permits for residence in the US at "market value." Whoever is willing to pay the most for one of the 700,000 permits Leer wants to hand out annually will be allowed to settle in the US. While he does allow for a parallel asylum system for political refugees, this very cynical concept would effectively put an end to all immigration of economic refugees, who would not be able to pay whatever Leer's "market price" turns out to be. The author is especially proud of his ridiculous proposal for ensuring immigration mostly of qualified, younger professionals and preventing older, poorer, or unskilled people -- unable to bid -- to enter the US. I would have never expected such a heartless, cynical, and inhuman proposal from a professor of sociology. Adam Smith would be proud of him, but hopefully no contemporary politician or pressure group will ever seriously consider his crazy, misanthropic suggestions.
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