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. . ."
Illegal immigration starting to hit home for US cities
Topics: Biden Border Crisis, Costs of Immigration
Labor Force Participation Remains Low in All States
Decline among less-educated U.S.-born long predates Covid-19
Five Ways to Approach a Tight Labor Market Without Increasing Immigration
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
The Employment Situation of Immigrants and the U.S.-Born in the First Quarter of 2022
Covid-19 exacerbated long-term decline in labor force participation
Republican State Legislators: Let’s Make Life Uncomfortable for Illegal Aliens
An open memorandum to GOP state legislators
Topics: Costs of Immigration
More Immigration Will Not Slow Inflation
What it would do is damage the economic prospects of working-class Americans.
Topics: Costs of Immigration
Immigration Cannot Significantly Reduce Inflation
Estimating how much increasing the supply of workers through immigration might lower consumer prices
Topics: Costs of Immigration