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Immigration: comparing this wave to the last

Immigration: comparing this wave to the last

FromFT Alphachat


Immigration: comparing this wave to the last

FromFT Alphachat

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Leah Boustan of Princeton and Maggie Peters of UCLA look at the wave of migrants to the US from Central America and compare it to the last great wave, from Europe in the late 19th century. Some things are the same: immigrant families are adopting "American" names at the same rates as before, for example. Some things are different: the speed of communication and container shipping mean that American companies prefer to get cheap labour through outsourcing, and won't lobby for increased immigration.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Mar 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Alphachat is the conversational podcast about business and economics produced by the Financial Times in New York. Each week, FT hosts and guests delve into a new theme, with more wonkiness, humour and irreverence than you'll find anywhere else