About the author -- Preface and acknowledgments -- ch. 1. Introduction -- pt. 1. Immigration and the great transition -- ch. 2. Knowing and making the future -- ch .3. Demographic transition in California and the United States -- ch. 4. A dismal future? : the outlook in the early transition period -- ch. 5. California turnaround : a renewed basis for optimism -- ch. 6. Immigrant upward mobility : support for a more hopeful future -- pt. 2. Self-interest and governance -- ch. 7. The political lag during the demographic transition -- ch. 8. An evolving social contract with many strands -- ch. 9. Rediscovering the intergenerational social contract for the twenty-first century -- pt. 3. Mutual self-interest for a hopeful future -- ch. 10. Growing the new skilled workforce and middle-class taxpayer base -- ch .11. Sharing the American dream : the linked interests of older home sellers and younger home buyers -- pt. 4. A shared destiny and a new social contract -- ch. 12. Conclusion : steps toward building a more hopeful future -- Appendix A : Supplementary analysis of the economic turnaround -- Appendix B : Supplementary analysis of voter's opinions -- Notes -- References -- Index
Summary
"Many Americans regard the massive influx of immigrants over the past thirty years with great anxiety, fearing new burdens and unwanted changes to the nation's ethnic, social, and economic identity. Virtually unnoticed in the contentious national debate over immigration is the even more significant demographic change about to occur as the first wave of the baby boom generation retires, slowly draining the workforce and straining the federal budget to the breaking point. In this book, Immigrants and Boomers, demographer Dowell Myers proposes a new way of thinking about these issues and argues that each of these two powerful demographic shifts may hold the keys to resolving the problems presented by the other."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-342) and index
Notes
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