Nations of Immigrants

Australia and the USA Compared

AvJohn Higley,John Nieuwenhuysen

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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This timely book examines the immense surges in immigration since the mid-1990s in Australia and the United States, two of the world's most important settler-receiving countries.Australia's shift to a points-based, skills-oriented system is contrasted with the political deadlock that has prevented any basic change in US immigration policy during this period. Focusing on immigration policy trends, effects on labour markets, successes and failures in integrating massive numbers of new immigrants, and the future of multiculturalism, the book ponders many of the policy dilemmas that confront both countries.Drawing on extensive research findings in the field of immigration policy, this book will prove a fascinating read for both scholars and postgraduate students working on immigration, as well as undergraduates studying courses on Australia and comparisons of the Australian and American policy arenas. Public servants engaged in administering Australian and US immigration policies will also find this book invaluable.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-10-30
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Monash Studies in Global Movements series
Förlag:Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781848446366

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Edited by John Higley, Director, Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies, University of Texas at Austin, US and the late John Nieuwenhuysen, formerly Director, Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, Monash University, Australia with Stine Neerup, Research Associate, Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements, Monash University, Australia

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'. . . the true strength of this book is the chapters stand as well alone as they do together, allowing the reader to peruse those of most interest. This work provides enough to whet the intellectual appetite, providing an overview and basic introduction to some of the current key issues on immigration in the two countries, and provides many references for readers interested in learning more.'

Innehållsförteckning

Contents:Preface1. IntroductionJohn Higley and John Nieuwenhuysen2. Flows of Immigrants 1993–2008: AustraliaGraeme Hugo3. Trends in US ImmigrationSusan K. Brown, James Bachmeier and Frank D. Bean4. From Disordered Expansion to Disordered Stalemate: Immigration Politics in the United StatesGary P. Freeman5. Immigration Policy in AustraliaBob Birrell6. Immigration and the Labour Market in AustraliaSantina Bertone7. Immigration and the United States Labour MarketBrian Duncan and Stephen J. Trejo8. New Groups and Social Cohesion in AustraliaAndrew Jakubowicz9. Latinos, Immigration and Social Cohesion in the United StatesDavid L. Leal10. Immigrant Settlement, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism in AustraliaJames Jupp11. Who Belongs? Assimilation, Integration and Multiculturalism in the United StatesCara WongBibliographyIndex