Costs of Immigration
“The share of immigrant-headed households (legal and illegal) with a child (under age 18) using at least one welfare program continues to be very high. This is partly due to the large share of immigrants with low levels of education and their resulting low incomes — not their legal status or an unwillingness to work. . ."
The Employment Situation of Immigrants and Natives in the Fourth Quarter of 2015
CIS analysis of new Bureau of Labor Statistics data
Most of the Gains from Immigration Go to Immigrants Themselves – Not to Natives
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
In the Wall Street Journal, Two Immigration-Boosting Economists Make a False Statement, Duck Debate
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
Immigration and Wages
The new debate over the Mariel boatlift
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty