“They Take Our Jobs!”: and 20 Other Myths about Immigration

5 Responses to ““They Take Our Jobs!”: and 20 Other Myths about Immigration”

1. J. Latham says:

   March 19, 2010 at 10:32 am

   I agree with the basic premise of this book that the current anti immigration reaction is racist and is wrapped in poor economics and scapegoating.

   However the author has clearly never even read basic economic theory because she is assuming that wages have dropped due to the wealthy snagging more money from the pockets of the masses which should make you wonder who would these capitalists sell to in that case? A mass of dirt poor customers?. After all you can get rich selling to the rich but you can get far richer by selling affordable products to everyone. Besides since there are more moderate to lower income people than the wealthy where do you suppose the most amount of sales would be concentrated.

   Immigrants have never caused a drop in standard of living but she clearly has an ideological ax to grind and would not even look at the various empirically proven reasons as to why wages have dropped she just blindly states that it is an out in the open conspiracy of the capitalists. The real reason has to due with the banking infrastructure and a bunch of other real world reasons not a conspiracy amongst the millions of capitalists in the United States. Dialectical Materialism is a dried up out dated view of the world that simplifies reality in an immense way.

   Also as far as the US always trying to remain white I wish she could tell that to the nativists who thought the Irish and especially the Italians were a different race not just a different ethnicity.

   I suggest to people looking for a more moderate yet pro immigration read that they should look up “Immigrants: Why your country needs them” by Phillip Legraine. He is pro welfare state and pro multiculturalism but avoids the monolithic world view that this author was unfortunately raised in.
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. F. I. Khattab says:

   March 19, 2010 at 11:14 am

   THIS IS A BOOK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD READ. ESPECIALLY HOSE WHO FORGET THAT THEY AND THEIR ANCESTORS OF EUROPEAN DESCENT WERE AND STILL ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO THESE SHORES. THIS BOOK SHOULD REMINED THOSE OF THE NARROWMINEDED AND RACIST PERSUASION THAT WE ARE ALL IN SAME BOAT,AND THAT BIG BUSINESS IS THE REAL ENEMY.
   gREAT BOOK.
   Rating: 5 / 5
3. Mohan Babu says:

   March 19, 2010 at 12:13 pm

   Aviva Chomsky does a great job of analyzing and whetting the scores of myths about immigration into a concise list of about 20. An immigrant to American myself, I could relate to many of the myths articulated in the book, and can probably add to the list myself too.

   The list is certainly well thought out and the analysis scholarly; the author was probably leaning towards a Textbook style. I wish Chomsky had added a few relevant anecdotes to make the cases more compelling.

   A good read and a reference for those trying to analyze aspects of immigration.

   Rating: 4 / 5
4. Midwest Book Review says:

   March 19, 2010 at 1:55 pm

   “THEY TAKE OUR JOBS!” AND 20 OTHER MYTHS ABOUT IMMIGRATION is key to any collection strong in immigrant history, culture and issues in America, whether it be for a public lending library or a high school or college collection seeking to foster debates and education on the topic. Over twenty of the most common myths are debunked in a series of discussions which examine realities about immigrant issues and the underlying assumptions which fuel these debates.

   Diane C. Donovan
   California Bookwatch
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. Jorge V. Ovando says:

   March 19, 2010 at 4:27 pm

   RECEIVED ON TIME WITH THE ARRIVAL TIME GIVEN. BOOK IS AN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WE USE AGAIN, THANKS
   Rating: 5 / 5

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