Skilled Immigrant and Native Workers in the United States : The Economic Competition Debate and Beyond

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- "Brain Gain" What's in the Name? Opportunities and Challenges of Highly Skilled Immigration -- The Historical Treatment of Skilled Immigrants in US Immigration Legislation -- Definitions and Demographics: Highly Skilled Workers in the United States -- The Tipping Point of the Brain Gain: Job Context and Earnings Competition with Natives -- Looking Through the Nativity-Gender Lenses: Earnings of Immigrant and Native Women in Highly Skilled Jobs -- "End Restriction! Recruit!" or "End Recruitment! Restrict!" Further Thoughts on Highly Skilled Immigration in the 21st Century United States -- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index.