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The New Case Against Immigration: Both Legal and Illegal | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Krikorian
Publisher: Sentinel HC
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 13160
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 1595230351
Dewey Decimal Number: 325.73
EAN: 9781595230355
ASIN: 1595230351
Publication Date: July 3, 2008
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New research reveals why America can no longer afford mass immigration
Mark Krikorian has studied the trends and concluded that America must permanently reduce immigration both legal and illegalor face enormous problems in the near future.
His argument is based on facts, not fear. Wherever they come from, todays immigrants are actually very similar to those who arrived a century ago. But they are coming to a very different Americaone where changes in the economy, society, and government create different incentives for newcomers.
Before the upheavals of the 1960s, the U.S. expected its immigrantsfrom Italy to Indiato earn a living, learn English, and become patriotic Americans. But the rise of identity politics, political correctness, and Great Society programs means we no longer make these demands. In short, the problem isnt them, its us. Even positive developments such as technological progress hinder the assimilation of immigrants. Its easy now for newcomers to live transnational lives.
Immigration will be in the headlines through Election Day and beyond, and this controversial book will help drive the debate.
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 The New Case Against IMMIGRATION Both Legal and Illegal August 10, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am interested in the immigration issue and its effect on the future of the United States. I found the book to be very insightful. By using bits of information from a few hundred well researched sources, I found it to be a compelling work that points out the problem of immigration. In the end, it summarizes the reasons immigration must be controlled. It provides historical information on past immigration, and why it worked, and then clearly explains why the numbers cannot be as high as in the past.
This is an issue about 75% of Americans want controlled, and some of the reasons why our government is reluctant to do the right thing to accomodate the wishes of the CITIZENS it is elected to represent.
The Minuteman Project Strongly Recommends This Book August 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
There have been many books written about immigration issues, but
"The New Case Against Immigration" by Mark Krikorian is the best compilation of data and observations addressing the immigration chaos that I have ever read.
The Minuteman Project strongly recommends this book to anyone seriously interested in the root causes, and the prospective solutions, to the immigration dilemma that jeopardizes the future of the United States as a sovereign, prosperous, and civilized nation.
Krikorian, the director of the Center For Immigration Studies (CIS),
a Washington, DC super think tank on immigration issues, brings his years of expertise on immigration issues together in one compelling, virtual bible for both novices and pundits alike.
"The New Case Against Immigration" should be part of any U.S. history or sociology program at all secondary and post-secondary schools across the nation.
Jim Gilchrist, President and Founder, The Minuteman Project
Krikorian: A man for our times August 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Mark Krikorian has taken a fresh look at the immigration conundrum and in a well-research and well-documented book has marshaled new arguments that suggest we are headed down the wrong road on both legal and illegal immigration. I have made similar but less well-reasoned arguments related to the mathematical concept of a limit: the limit of finite natural resources per capita as population grows without bounds is zero. The question therefore becomes: How far down that road do we want to go? Krikorian, the grandson of Armenian immigrants, identifies a number of differences between the nature of our country and society now and during the earlier waves of immigration that made assimilation possible then but work against it today. One of the these ideas is the transnational community. When such a community reaches a critical mass in terms of population it becomes possible for its inhabitants to live full lives without assimilating culturally and linguistically and without changing their allegiance. This is an important book that every American should read, particularly members of congress and legislatures and candidates for state and federal office. Their myopia and inaction places America in grave danger.
A must-read book for those concerned with immigration policy August 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Mark Krikorian's splendid book on immigration policy ("both legal and illegal," as the sub-title says) will very likely be the definitive word on the subject for a decade or more. I've written a L O N G review of the book at www.vdare.com/nachman/080729_immigration.htm , so, instead of my filling up more cyberspace here, I invite those interested in the book to see what I said about it at that link. (Note that when I wrote my review, the book's chapter titles weren't available at the book's Amazon page.)
Required Reading July 30, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book should be required reading by alll policy makers.
The author sets aside political correctness and writes facts and common sense. It is a well written book. I believe most of the people in the United States understand what impact immigration is having on our country and are puzzled why the policy makers think they are above it.
I ended up buying this book from Amazon. I had hoped our local library would get it. The said they wouldn't, since it had received bad reviews. Do I sense a selective form of censorship on the part of the local library?
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