Immigration and Population

Immigration is the primary cause of population change in developedcountries and a major component of population change in manydeveloping countries. This clear and perceptive text discusses howimmigration impacts population size, composition, and distribution.The authors address major socio-political issues of immigrationthrough the lens of demography, bringing demographic insights tobear on a number of pressing questions currently discussed in themedia, such as: Does immigration stimulate the economy? Doimmigrants put an excessive strain on health care systems? How doesthe racial and ethnic composition of immigrants challenge what itmeans to be American (or French or German)? By systematically exploring demographic topics such as fertility,health, education, and age and sex structures, the book providesstudents of immigration with a broader understanding of the impactof immigration on populations and offers new ways to think aboutimmigration and society.