This book examines estimates of fiscal impacts to the federal, state, and local governments of the foreign born who reside in the United States. It examines the academic and policy literature on fiscal impacts of two populations: all U.S. foreign born and unauthorised aliens. Computing such fiscal impacts involves numerous methodological and conceptual challenges, and resulting estimates vary considerably according to the assumptions used, including those about the time frame considered, the treatment of U.S.-born children, the unit of analysis used, and which costs and revenues are included.
Examines estimates of fiscal impacts to the federal, state, and local governments of the foreign born who reside in the United States. This title also examines the academic and policy literature on fiscal impacts of two populations: all US foreign born and unauthorised aliens.
Preface; Fiscal Impacts of the Foreign-Born Population; The U.S. Foreign-Born Population: Trends & Selected Characteristics; Immigration: The Effects on Low-Skilled & High-Skilled Native-Born Workers; Foreign Science & Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions & the Labor Force; Foreign-Born Workers: Labor Force Characteristics -- 2010; Asians in the U.S. Labor Force: Profile of a Diverse Population; Index.