Orrenius, Pia M.; Zavodny, Madeline - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Immigrants have figured prominently in U.S. economic growth for decades, but the recent recession hit them hard …. Immigrants’ labor market outcomes began deteriorating even before the recession was officially underway, largely as a result of … the housing bust. An analysis of employment and unemployment rates over the past 15 years shows that immigrants' labor …