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Rethinking the Effects of Immigration on Wages: New Data and Analysis from 1990-2004

A crucial question in the current debate over immigration is what impact immigrants have on the wages of native-born workers. At first glance, it might seem that the simple economics of supply and demand provides the answer: immigrants increase the supply of labor; hence they should decrease the wages of native workers. However, the issue is more complicated than this for two reasons that have been largely overlooked.

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Demographics
Economics of Immigration
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Source URL: http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/special-reports/rethinking-effects-immigration-wages-new-data-and-analysis-1990-2004

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[1] http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/docs/IPC Rethinking Wages, 11-2006.pdf