Neo-isolationism, balanced-budget conservatism, and the fiscal impacts of immigrants

International Migration Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1031-1054

  Huber, Gregory A ^a   Espenshade, Thomas J ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

USA;

EID: 0031410975     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2547423     Document Type: Article

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