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Why Third-World Migrants Will Disappear by 2050

Special | 1h 14m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

Jeffery Williamson challenges beliefs about labor, immigration and the economy.

Jeffrey Williamson, Emeritus Professor, Harvard University. Jeffrey Williamson challenges the belief that the supply of third world labor is elastic; the US can get as many immigrants as it wants. He also claims that the United States is not a nation of immigrants.

05/11/2010 | Rating TV-G

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Why Third-World Migrants Will Disappear by 2050

Special | 1h 14m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

Jeffrey Williamson, Emeritus Professor, Harvard University. Jeffrey Williamson challenges the belief that the supply of third world labor is elastic; the US can get as many immigrants as it wants. He also claims that the United States is not a nation of immigrants.

05/11/2010 | Rating TV-G

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