02721cam a2200325 i 4500 1390576091 TxAuBib 20240806120000.0 240129s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2024003671 9781250288240 HRD 30.00 125028824X HRD 30.00 TxAuBib rda Hernandez, Zeke, author. The truth about immigration [BOOK] : why successful societies welcome newcomers / Zeke Hernandez. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2024. 307 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-295) and index. "Immigration is one of the most controversial topics in the United States and everywhere else. Pundits, politicians, and the public usually depict immigrants as either villains or victims. The villain narrative is that immigrants pose a threat—to our economy because they steal our jobs; our way of life because they change our culture; and to our safety and laws because of their criminality. The victim argument tells us that immigrants are needy outsiders—the poor, huddled masses whom we must help at our own cost if necessary. But the data clearly debunks both narratives. From jobs, investment, and innovation to cultural vitality and national security, more immigration has an overwhelmingly positive impact on everything that makes a society successful. In The Truth About Immigration, Wharton professor Zeke Hernandez draws from nearly 20 years of research to answer all the big questions about immigration. He combines moving personal stories with rigorous research to offer an accessible, apolitical, and evidence-based look at how newcomers affect our local communities and our nation. You'll learn about the overlooked impact of immigrants on investment and job creation; realize how much we take for granted the novel technologies, products, and businesses newcomers create; get the facts straight about perennial concerns like jobs, crime, and undocumented immigrants; and gain new perspectives on misunderstood issues such as the border, taxes, and assimilation.". 20240806. Immigrants Employment United States. Job creation United States. Assimilation (Sociology) United States. United States Emigration and immigration Social aspects. United States Emigration and immigration Economic aspects.