Immigration: Getting U.S. Policy Right

Author: Jagdish N. Bhagwati, Senior Fellow for International Economics
January 2005 - Present

This project will result in a book analyzing how the U.S. ought to manage immigration, taking into account policies, sociology, economics, and international relations. He calls for a benign attitude toward illegal immigration, even in the wake of September 11.

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