"One of America’s leading immigration economists presents a level-headed exploration of the effects of immigration on migrant and nonmigrant workers."

- Publishers Weekly,

"We Wanted Workers is essential to understanding America’s future. Drawing on decades of research, Borjas cuts through the myths and obfuscations plaguing our immigration debate. This is the most lucid, powerful work of social science I’ve ever read."

- Reihan Salam, executive editor, National Review,

"An invaluable addition to the literature on U.S. immigration policy. A model of lucid exposition, it delves deeply into the subtle complexities of a subject that has been rife with sloppy and wishful thinking. Borjas reviews a mountain of evidence in support of a forceful argument for the position that, while there are benefits, one needs also to be mindful of the considerable costs associated with the liberalization of immigration policies."

- Glenn C. Loury, Merton P. Stolz Professor of the Social Sciences, Brown University,

"Borjas, the world’s leading economic expert on immigration, has penned a nontechnical, nearly conversational book pointing out all the issues in immigration’s effects on an economy—particularly the American economy. The central message is ‘it depends’—impacts are positive or negative for different natives, different kinds of immigrants, and at different times. With immigration again a central political issue, this book is must-reading for every voter."

- Daniel Hamermesh, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) and Royal Holloway University of London,

"A captivating, insightful and easily accessible book that makes great reading for everyone interested in the subject."

- Christian Dustmann, University College London,

"Lucid and illuminating."

- Binyamin Appelbaum, correspondent for The New York Times,