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Markus' Academy · July 31 · 1 hr 6 min

America's Untold Story of Immigrant Success | Markus' Academy | Ep. 96

Follow the link for the full summary: https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/americas-untold-story-of-immigrant Link to sign up for the webinar series: https://markusacademy.substack.com/ On June 16, 2022, Leah Boustan joined Markus’ Academy to discuss her book with Ran Abramitzky: Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success. Boustan is a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. Download the slides here. Timestamps: [0:00] Markus’ Introduction [6:17] The need to debunk immigration myths. [15:35] Myth 1: An unprecedented flood of immigration. [26:38] Myth 2: “Today’s immigrants are less successful than the Ellis Island generation.” [32:14] Myth 3: Immigrant families and their children stuck in permanent underclass. [46:19] Myth 4: Immigrant success comes at the expense of the U.S. born.

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Follow the link for the full summary:

https://markusacademy.substack.com/p/americas-untold-story-of-immigrant

Link to sign up for the webinar series:

https://markusacademy.substack.com/


On June 16, 2022, Leah Boustan joined Markus’ Academy to discuss her book with Ran Abramitzky: Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success. Boustan is a Professor of Economics at Princeton University.

Download the slides here.


Timestamps:

[0:00] Markus’ Introduction

[6:17] The need to debunk immigration myths. 

[15:35] Myth 1: An unprecedented flood of immigration.

[26:38] Myth 2: “Today’s immigrants are less successful than the Ellis Island generation.”

[32:14] Myth 3: Immigrant families and their children stuck in permanent underclass. 

[46:19] Myth 4: Immigrant success comes at the expense of the U.S. born.

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