This groundbreaking volume brings together leading economists and scholars to tackle the vital questions of U.S. immigration policy, from labor markets and wage structures to economic assimilation, brain drain, refugee flows, and the true costs and benefits of immigration to American society, offering, editor Barry R. Chiswick and contributors like Jagdish N. Bhagwati and Julian L. Simon deliver rigorous, data-driven research that remains a foundational resource for anyone seeking to understand the economic and cultural forces shaping immigration reform today. 

The Gateway: U.S. Immigration Issues and Policies, edited by Barry R. Chiswick, addresses the importance of immigration to a wide range of US economic and social issues, as well as relations with other countries.