Roger White, Professor of Economics, Whittier College, US

• Contents: Preface 1. A Legacy of Discrimination PART I A REVIEW OF U.S. IMMIGRATION HISTORY 2. The Colonial Era and the Northern and Western European Wave, 1607-1874 3. The Southern and Eastern European Wave: Qualitative Restrictions, 1875-1920 4. The National Origins Quota System: Quantitative Restrictions, 1921-1967 5. A Pivot in U.S. Immigration Policy, 1968-Present PART II THE DETERMINANTS OF U.S. IMMIGRATION, EFFECTS OF POLICY CHANGES, AND CONSEQUENCES FOR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES 6. Identifying the Determinants of U.S. Immigration 7. The Effects of Policy Changes on Immigration to the United States 8. The Influence of Immigration Policy on Cross-societal Cultural Distances PART III IMPLICATIONS FOR AMERICAN CULTURE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY 9. Looking Forward: Anticipated Cultural Evolution and Corresponding Implications, 2015-2065 10. How Immigration Policy Has Shaped American Culture and Opportunities for U.S. Public Policy in the Twenty-first Century References Index

Roger White, Professor of Economics, Whittier College, US

• Contents: Preface 1. A Legacy of Discrimination PART I A REVIEW OF U.S. IMMIGRATION HISTORY 2. The Colonial Era and the Northern and Western European Wave, 1607-1874 3. The Southern and Eastern European Wave: Qualitative Restrictions, 1875-1920 4. The National Origins Quota System: Quantitative Restrictions, 1921-1967 5. A Pivot in U.S. Immigration Policy, 1968-Present PART II THE DETERMINANTS OF U.S. IMMIGRATION, EFFECTS OF POLICY CHANGES, AND CONSEQUENCES FOR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES 6. Identifying the Determinants of U.S. Immigration 7. The Effects of Policy Changes on Immigration to the United States 8. The Influence of Immigration Policy on Cross-societal Cultural Distances PART III IMPLICATIONS FOR AMERICAN CULTURE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY 9. Looking Forward: Anticipated Cultural Evolution and Corresponding Implications, 2015-2065 10. How Immigration Policy Has Shaped American Culture and Opportunities for U.S. Public Policy in the Twenty-first Century References Index

Roger White, Professor of Economics, Whittier College, US

• Contents: Preface 1. A Legacy of Discrimination PART I A REVIEW OF U.S. IMMIGRATION HISTORY 2. The Colonial Era and the Northern and Western European Wave, 1607-1874 3. The Southern and Eastern European Wave: Qualitative Restrictions, 1875-1920 4. The National Origins Quota System: Quantitative Restrictions, 1921-1967 5. A Pivot in U.S. Immigration Policy, 1968-Present PART II THE DETERMINANTS OF U.S. IMMIGRATION, EFFECTS OF POLICY CHANGES, AND CONSEQUENCES FOR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES 6. Identifying the Determinants of U.S. Immigration 7. The Effects of Policy Changes on Immigration to the United States 8. The Influence of Immigration Policy on Cross-societal Cultural Distances PART III IMPLICATIONS FOR AMERICAN CULTURE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY 9. Looking Forward: Anticipated Cultural Evolution and Corresponding Implications, 2015-2065 10. How Immigration Policy Has Shaped American Culture and Opportunities for U.S. Public Policy in the Twenty-first Century References Index