Berlepsch, Viola and Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés (2014) Mass migration has left a positive legacy on economic development in the U.S. LSE American Politics and Policy (15 May 2014) Blog Entry.
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Abstract
For many commentators, the U.S. has turned away from the ideals behind the inscription on New York Harbour’s Statue of Liberty: “Give me your tired, your poor/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”, in favour of increasingly stringent immigration policies. Using census data from 19th and early 20th centuries, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Viola von Berlepsch find that mass immigration has been integral to U.S. economic development. They write that those places where migrants settled over a century ago are now significantly better off than those that were untouched by migration. By restricting immigration now, the U.S. could be hampering its own future economic growth.
| Item Type: | Website (Blog Entry) |
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| Official URL: | http://blo gs.lse.ac.uk/usappblo g/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 The Authors |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | E History America > E151 United States (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Sets: | Departments > Geography and Environment Research centres and groups > Spatial Economics Research Centre Collections > LSE American Politics and Policy (USAPP) Blog |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Aug 2014 09:51 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/58886/ |
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