Immigrants and boomers : forging a new social contract for the future of America / Dowell Myers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-342) and index.

Knowing and making the future -- Demographic transition in California and the United States -- A dismal future? : the outlook in the early transition period -- California turnaround : a renewed basis for optimism -- Immigrant upward mobility : support for a more hopeful future -- The political lag during the demographic transition -- An evolving social contract with many strands -- Rediscovering the intergenerational social contract for the twenty-first century -- Growing the new skilled workforce and middle-class taxpayer base -- Sharing the American dream : the linked interests of older home sellers and younger home buyers.