Immigration Policy Publications

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Household Income, Poverty, and Food-Stamp Use in Native-born and Immigrant Households
Gans, Judith. 2013. Household Income, Poverty, and Food-Stamp Use in Native-born and Immigrant Households. Tucson, AZ: Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy.
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Debates on U.S. Immigration
Jorgensen, Miriam, ed. 2007. Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance and Development. Foreword by Oren Lyons. Tucson: University of Arizona Press.
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Arizona's Economy and the Legal Arizona Workers Act
Gans, J. 2008. Arizona Economy and the Legal Arizona Workers Act. Presented at the forum, "Immigration and the Economy," December 11, 2008, Phoenix, AZ. 28pp.

 

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Immigrants in Arizona: Fiscal and Economic Impacts
Based on computer simulation analysis, presents the fiscal costs (for education, health care, and law enforcement) versus benefits (generation of state tax revenues) of immigration in Arizona's economy for 2004, showing a net contribution of about $940 million.
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A Primer on U.S. Immigration in a Global Economy
Places the phenomenon of immigration in the broad context of today's global economy. Provides historical background on current U.S. immigration policy and provides an objective synthesis of research findings and data to who the complex tradeoffs involved in this contentious public-policy issue.
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Fact Sheets
Illegal Immigration to the United States: Causes and Consequences, Immigration and U.S. Health Care Costs, Immigration and Labor in the U.S. Economy

Publications

Immigrants in Arizona: Preliminary Research Results

Judith Gans. November 2006.

Illegal Immigration: Global and National Context and Prospects for Reform

Judith Gans, February 2006.

 

Understanding Immigration: Key Issues in Immigration Debates and Prospects for Reform

Judith Gans, February 2006.