Have questions about this report? Ask the author(s).
Professor of Economics, University Economist, and Director, L. William Seidman Research Institute
Examines several topics related to immigration, such as restrictions on legal immigration, deportations, border security, and the relationship between unauthorized immigration and crime. Despite the recent leveling-off of the number of unauthorized immigrants living in the United States, the issue of heightened immigration enforcement has come to the forefront of the political arena.
Professor of Economics, University Economist, and Director, L. William Seidman Research Institute
Dennis received a B.A. in economics and mathematics from Grand Valley State University, a M.S. in economics from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University in 1978. He has served on the faculty of the Department of Economics at ASU since 1979, as director of ASU’s L. William Seidman Research Institute since 2004, and as the director of the Office of the University Economist since 2005.
Related reports
The Financing of Public Higher Education in Arizona
State and local government appropriations for public higher education — community colleges and universities combined — in Arizona as of fiscal year (FY) 2022 were considerably below the amount needed to equal the national average per full-time-equivalent (FTE) student.…
2020 Census Results for Arizona: Part 2
Arizona’s median age in 2020 of 38.9 was nearly identical to the national average, but the state’s increase in median age between 2010 and 2020 tied for the highest in the country. Arizona’s larger-than-average increase can be traced to strong net in-migration at early…
Regional Economic Competitiveness, Part 3: Business Location Factors and an Assessment of Arizona's Competitiveness
On the most reliable measures of business climate, Arizona ranks in the middle of the states. The most important business location factors that can be influenced by public policy are labor force quality and availability, and physical infrastructure quality and…