text Port of SpainTT UN ECLAC 1998 monographic [6], xiv, 55 p. Presents a systematic analysis of the impact of immigration on small islands and coastal states. Includes the following: an assessment of data availability of immigrants (legal and illegal); analysis of the social, demographic and economic characteristics of immigrants; and, identification of the impact of excessive immigration of the demographic profile of the population and the social sectors with emphasis on the education, housing, health and employment sectors. 7/6/01 M2L IMMIGRATION 14.07.01 I34