that no candidate will make immigration part of his or her vision for achieving higher rates of long-run economic growth … that after getting through these bullet points candidates will seek to change the subject. Immigration is a divisive issue … that most national politicians prefer to avoid. President Obama checked his immigration box by making a halfhearted call …

From the 1970s to the early 2000s, the United States experienced an epochal wave of low-skilled immigration. Since the …-skilled, foreign-born workers has remained stable. We examine how the scale and composition of low-skilled immigration in the United … contributed to the recent immigration slowdown. Because major source countries for U.S. immigration are now seeing and will …

Since the 1960s, the United States has undergone a surge in immigration. The share of the U.S. population that is … policy issues are central to the current debate about immigration. One is what should be the level and composition of legal … immigration. The United States admits relatively large numbers of immigrants with low levels of education and other discernible …

Introduction -- US immigration policy and recent immigration trends -- Immigrant demands on public benefits -- Public … preferences over immigration policy -- Reforming US immigration policy …