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Philippe Legrain is a British economist, journalist, and writer. Previously trade and economics correspondent for the Economist and special adviser to the director-general of the World Trade Organization, he is the author of Open World: The Truth About Globalization, and has written for the Financial Times, the New Republic, and Foreign Policy, among other publications
PREFACE ixACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xvIntroduction: MIGRATION ISN'T JUST FOR THE BIRDS 1It's time for fresh thinking about immigrationChapter 1: WAR ON OUR BORDERS 23The hidden costs of immigration controlsChapter 2: BORDER CROSSING 44How migrants got to where they are nowChapter 3: WHY WE NEED THE HUDDLED MASSES 61The case for low-skilled migrationChapter 4: THE GLOBAL TALENT CONTEST 89The pros and cons of high-skilled migrationChapter 5: COSMOPOLITAN AND RICH 117The economic benefits of diversityChapter 6: STEALING OUR JOBS? 133Do immigrants displace local workers?Chapter 7: SNOUTS IN OUR TROUGH? 144Are immigrants a burden on the welfare state?Chapter 8: OUR HEROES' 161How migration helps poor countriesChapter 9: BRAIN DRAIN OR BRAIN GAIN? 179The costs and benefits of skilled emigrationChapter 10: IT NEEDN'T BE FOREVER 198The case for temporary migrationChapter 11: ALIEN NATION? 207Does immigration threaten national identity?Chapter 12: HUNTINGTON AND HISPANICS 226Is Latino immigration splitting America in two?Chapter 13: STRANGER, CAN YOU SPARE A DIME? 245Does immigration threaten social solidarity?Chapter 14: LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER 258How to integrate immigrants into societyChapter 15: ILLIBERAL ISLAM? 289Do Muslim immigrants threaten our security and our way of life?Chapter 16: OPEN BORDERS 318Let them inNOTES 334INDEX 360