| From Newcomers to Americans: An Integration Policy for a Nation of Immigrants
Jimenez. Tomas R.
Immigration Policy in Focus, Immigration Policy Center, v5, #11, April 2007, 12p
“The United States long has been a nation of immigrants, but its policies are out of step with this reality. Public policies with regard to the foreign-born must go beyond regulating who is admitted and under what circumstances. The nation needs an immigrant-integration policy that effectively addresses the challenges and harnesses the opportunities created by today's large immigrant population. It is not in the best interests of the United States to make integration a more difficult, uncertain, or lengthy process than it need be. Facilitating the successful and rapid integration of immigrants into U.S. society minimizes conflicts and tensions between newcomers and the native-born, and enables immigrants to more quickly secure better jobs, earn higher incomes, and thus more fully contribute to the U.S. economy.” Tomas R. Jimenez is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at the University of California – San Diego.
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