In this paper I share my thoughts on immigration policy. As a social scientist it is appropriate to assess the … consequences, the costs and benefits, of alternative immigration policies. The policies that a country adopts regarding immigration … research. What follows is a non-technical discussion of what I see as some of the key issues regarding immigration policies …

immigrant selection regimes (primarily family reunion in the US, skill-based immigration in Australia) do not impact on the … negative association between occupational status and pre-immigration labour market experience. -- Immigrants ; occupation …

internationally. It outlines the conditions for "negative" assimilation in the context of the traditional immigration assimilation …