Wretched Refuse?

Alex Nowrasteh is the director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity. He is a native of Southern California and received a BA in economics from George Mason University and his MSc in economic history from the London School of Economics. Nowrasteh is one of the most commonly cited experts on immigration policy in the United States. His research has been cited widely in the press and he is the author of numerous opinion pieces that have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Washington Post, and most other major publications in the United States. He also regularly appears on Fox News, MSNBC, Bloomberg, National Public Radio, and numerous television and radio stations across the United States. His peer-reviewed academic publications have appeared in the World Bank Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Economic Affairs, the Fletcher Security Review, the Journal of Bioeconomics, and Public Choice.

Establishes the economic case for free immigration by reviewing the predominant obstacle in its path: the notion that immigrants harm destination country institutions. Cross-country case-study evidence is utilised to reject this concept. This text will engage any reader curious about the relationship between immigration policy and economics.

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. State of Debate: 2. An Economic Case for Free Immigration; 3. The New Economic Case for Immigration Restrictions; 4. Immigration's Impact on Productivity; Part II. Cross-Country Evidence: 5. Immigration's Impact on Economic Institutions; 6. Immigration's Impact on Corruption; 7. Immigration's Impact on Terrorism; 8. Immigration's Impact on Culture; Part III. Case Studies in Mass Immigration: 9. United States; 10. Israel; 11. Jordan; Part IV. Assessing the New Economic Case for Immigration Restrictions: 12. Conclusion; Bibliography; About the Authors.