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Contents Acknowledgments ix Part One Immigration and the American Way of Life Chapter 1 Introduction 3 Chapter 2 Why America? A History of Immigration 13 Chapter 3 Refugees 38 Part Two Immigrants and Their Roles in the Major Sectors of the American Economy Chapter 4 The Bimodal Nature of Immigrants across the U.S. Economy 51 Chapter 5 Keeping America Employed 58 Chapter 6 Keeping America Healthy 79 Chapter 7 Educating America 102 Chapter 8 Feeding America 113 Chapter 9 Keeping America Open for Travel and Tourism 133 Chapter 10 Building America 144 Chapter 11 Keeping America Safe 163 Chapter 12 Contributing to America: Attracting Immigrants with Extraordinary Abilities 173 Chapter 13 Strength or Burden? Changing American Attitudes toward Immigration 199