Fariborz Ghadar

The Danger of Devaluing Immigrants Fariborz Ghadar

Despite deep divisions on the issue of immigration, this book shows that immigration promotes economic innovation, expands the job market, and contributes to diversity and creativity in the United States.

Immigration, as a conduit for bringing new talent, ideas, and inventions into the United States, is essential to the success and vitality of our economy and society. In this timely book, researched and written by the Immigration Book Project Team at Penn State University, immigration is approached from historical, economic, business, and sociological perspectives in order to argue that treatment of immigrants must reflect and applaud their critical roles in supporting and leading the economic, social, cultural, and political institutions of civil society.



Approaching immigration as both a socioeconomic phenomenon and a matter of public policy, The Danger of Devaluing Immigrants offers demographics and statistics on workforce participation and job creation along with stories of individual immigrantS' contributions to the economy and society. It supports the idea that, when immigration is challenged in the political sphere, we must not lose sight of the valuable contributions that immigrants have made-and will continue to make-to our democracy.










Approaches immigration from many perspectives: economic, business, historical, and sociological




Investigates the substantial roles of immigrants in critical industries and sectors across the U. S. economy




Emphasizes the bimodal nature of attitudes toward immigrants depending on their educational and skill level and abilities




Includes personal stories and case studies from immigrants




Draws on the expertise of a team from the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University