Immigration Fallacies (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Immigration Fallacies The benefits of immigration more obvious than some of the drawbacks. In chapters following the economic value of immigration is conceded for sake of the argument. Economic objections, however, readily suggest themselves even in the fields of manufacture and agriculture. Apparent need to revise estimate of economic value of the immigrant to the manufacturer. With regard to agriculture, the rapid decrease of the public lands has an important bearing. Macaulay's celebrated prophecy. The danger of over-rapid development. The great increase of population in connection with immigration. Our Immigration Policy. Its Social Aspects. Economic value of immigration very great. But what are the effects to the economic gain? True wealth of a nation not measured by acreage or money, but by the character of its people. If the effects of immigration are deleterious to that character the economic gain is dearly acquired. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.