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This report aims to improve the quality of the policy-making process by using a broad distribution of research findings on the consequences of immigration to California. All major immigrant groups to California are included. Using the information collected, this report discusses economic and fiscal issues associated with immigration, character and tempo of assimilation processes, and impact on California of proposals for immigrant reform. The report begins with a review of current knowledge about population dynamics in populations subject to immigration and/or emigration. Then, in the context of fertility below replacement and consistent annual immigration, two questions are explored: (1) starting from any arbitrary point, what temporal path does a population follow on its way to a long-run equilibrium stationary population; and (2) how long does it take for that stationar