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Immigrants in the new economy.(Correspondence)(Letter to the Editor)

American Prospect, The,  September, 2003  by Allen, Harold J.

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THE VARIOUS ARTICLES in your special report ["Immigrants in the New Economy," July/August 2003] appear to share a common assumption that labor as a commodity should be free to cross borders without penalty, just as any other commodity subject to the rules of NAFTA is. The fact that immigrants are regarded somewhat differently from other commodities in American public policy is considered something of a contradiction.

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The argument continues: Not only is there a contradiction here but, in view of the fact that immigrants are a part of the American labor force, denying ...

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