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
Op-ed: Trump Is Likely Right about Illegal Immigrants Accounting for Job Growth
Large-scale immigration allows us to ignore the deterioration in labor-force participation.
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
Most Employment Growth Since Pandemic Has Gone to Immigrants
Labor force participation for “prime age” U.S.-born men remains at historic lows
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
DOL Is Considering Allowing More Employers to Circumvent Protections for American Workers
CIS submitted a comment explaining why DOL should not allow STEM employers to hire foreign workers without first attempting to hire Americans
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
If the Economic Indicators Are Good, Why Aren’t Voters Feeling It?
Hint: Look to Biden’s border policies, which even the Federal Reserve is lauding, but beware the hangover after the sugar rush
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty
Op-ed: America Is a Country, Not a Labor Market
A recent criticism of immigration restriction misses the mark
America Is a Country, Not a Labor Market
A recent criticism of immigration restriction misses the mark.
Topics: Wages, Jobs, and Poverty