Does America Have an Immigration Problem?

The American Enterprise, December, 2000             Back to NCPA Debate Home Page

Fixing Our Immigration Predicament The December, 2000 issue of The American Enterprise features articles on immigration issues by Samuel Huntington, Michael Barone, George Borjas, Georgie Anne Geyer, John Fonte, Steven Camarota, Tamar Jacoby and others. Below is the Table of Contents from this issues with links to articles that are online on the American Enterprise Institute web site (www.aei.org). The American Enterprise Institute is one of America's oldest public policy research organizations. ----------- Table of Contents (partial) from the December, 2000 issue of The American Enterprise BIRD'S EYE • By Karl Zinsmeister Not all immigrants are alike DOES AMERICA HAVE AN ASSIMILATION PROBLEM? Michael Barone says no, our immigrants have always melted before. John Fonte says yes, the country and the immigrants are wholly different today. THE SPECIAL CASE OF MEXICAN IMMIGRATION Samuel Huntington ï Georgie Anne Geyer With sidebars by Peter Skerry, Linda Chavez, and Barbara Curtis. Todayís immigration from Mexico is bigger than anything in our history, different from other waves from other countries, and poses challenges that America has never weathered before. And Mexicoís leaders arenít helping matters. OUR NEW IMMIGRATION PREDICAMENT Steven Camarota The immigrants weíve accepted over the last couple decades have been relatively less educated, less skilled, and less entrepreneurial than in the past. As a result, weíre importing social and economic problems. THE CASE FOR CHOOSING MORE SKILLED IMMIGRANTS George Borjas If the U.S. more carefully selected immigrants on the basis of the skills they bring, it could be a boon to America. SECOND-GENERATION QUESTION MARK Tamar Jacoby The real test is how the children of todayís immigrants will fit into America. The evidence so far is both discouraging and encouraging.