Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
For American workers, immigration is primarily a redistributive policy. Economic theory predicts that immigration will redistribute income by lowering the wages of competing American workers and increasing the wages of complementary American workers as well as profits for business owners and other “users” of immigrant labor.
- George J. Borjas, Professor of Economics and Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Recent Immigration Slowdown May Have Helped Reverse Decades-Long Decline in Labor-Force Participation
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
There Really Has Been a ‘Trump Effect’ on Immigration
And some American workers seem to have benefited.
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
How Immigration Worsens Poverty-Related Problems in Minnesota
Immigrant households account for 35 percent of child poverty in the state
The Income Penalty for Immigrants with College Degrees
'Skilled' recent arrivals earn less than comparably educated Americans.
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
The Employment Situation of Immigrants and Natives in July 2020
Employment and labor force participation improved more for immigrants
The Employment Situation of Immigrants and Natives in June 2020
Employment improved slightly more for immigrants, but remains dismal for both groups
The Employment Situation of Immigrants and Natives in May 2020
Employment improved somewhat more for the native-born, but remains dismal for both groups
Immigration and Labor, One and Inseparable
Lessons from Samuel Gompers, Barbara Jordan, and Steven Camarota
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty