Appendix
Agenda
Workshop on Demographic, Economic, and Social Effects of Immigration
October 21, 1994
Green 130, Georgetown Facility
National Academy of Sciences
2001 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
9:00 |
Opening Remarks |
Ronald Lee John Geweke Susan Martin |
The Studies |
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9:30 |
"Fiscal Impacts of Undocumented Aliens: Selected Estimates for Seven States," R. L. Clark et al. |
Thomas Espenshade |
9:45 |
"The Costs of Immigration (National)," D. Huddle |
John Geweke |
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"The Net Costs of Immigration to Texas," D. Huddle |
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"Immigrants and Taxes: A Reappraisal of Huddle's 'The Costs of Immigrants'," J. Passel |
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10:00 |
"Illegal Immigration in San Diego County: An Analysis of Costs and Revenues," R. A. Parker and L. M. Rea |
Thomas Downes |
10:10 |
"Impact of Undocumented Persons and Other Immigrants on Costs, Revenues and Services in Los Angeles County," L.A. County Internal Services Department |
David Monk |
10:20 |
"Shifting the Costs of a Failed Federal Policy: The Net Fiscal Impact of Illegal Immigrants in California," P. J. Romero et al. |
Barry Edmonston |
Estimates of Numbers and Characteristics of Illegal Immigrants |
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10:45 |
Critique of Methods |
Frank Bean |
Costs for Sectors |
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11:30 |
Education Sector |
David Monk |
1:15 |
Health Sector |
Sarah Rosenbaum Willard Manning |
Fiscal Impacts — Overview |
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1:45 |
Critique of methods for estimation of impact of illegal immigrants on revenues; overall critique of estimates of fiscal impacts at different levels of government |
John Geweke Thomas Downes |
2:30 |
Summary: Putting existing studies of fiscal impacts in context (e.g., needs for new approaches and new data, on federal-state-local transfers; on life-cycle impacts; on labor market impacts) |
Ronald Lee |
Priorities for Research and Data |
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3:30 |
Major issues in social, demographic, and economic impacts of immigration for further study; possible roles for the NRC |
Ronald Lee |
5:30 |
Adjourn |
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