How Long to Read We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative

How Long Does it Take to Read We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative by George J. Borjas

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

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From “America’s leading immigration economist” (The Wall Street Journal), a refreshingly level-headed exploration of the effects of immigration. We are a nation of immigrants, and we have always been concerned about immigration. As early as 1645, the Massachusetts Bay Colony began to prohibit the entry of “paupers.” Today, however, the notion that immigration is universally beneficial has become pervasive. To many modern economists, immigrants are a trove of much-needed workers who can fill predetermined slots along the proverbial assembly line. But this view of immigration’s impact is overly simplified, explains George J. Borjas, a Cuban-American, Harvard labor economist. Immigrants are more than just workers—they’re people who have lives outside of the factory gates and who may or may not fit the ideal of the country to which they’ve come to live and work. Like the rest of us, they’re protected by social insurance programs, and the choices they make are affected by their social environments. In We Wanted Workers, Borjas pulls back the curtain of political bluster to show that, in the grand scheme, immigration has not affected the average American all that much. But it has created winners and losers. The losers tend to be nonmigrant workers who compete for the same jobs as immigrants. And somebody’s lower wage is somebody else’s higher profit, so those who employ immigrants benefit handsomely. In the end, immigration is mainly just another government redistribution program. “I am an immigrant,” writes Borjas, “and yet I do not buy into the notion that immigration is universally beneficial. . . . But I still feel that it is a good thing to give some of the poor and huddled masses, people who face so many hardships, a chance to experience the incredible opportunities that our exceptional country has to offer.” Whether you’re a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent, We Wanted Workers is essential reading for anyone interested in the issue of immigration in America today.

How long is We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative?

We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative by George J. Borjas is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative aloud.

What Reading Level is We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative?

We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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