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Immigration reform is once again on Washington's policy agenda. Serious attention is being given to policies that would … place more emphasis on merit than on family ties, which are favored by much of the current US immigration system. One way to … auctions that could serve as a starting point for designing a better immigration policy. We recommend replacing the current …
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High levels of immigration to the United States have caused the size of the foreign-born population to increase …
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Immigration reform is once again on Washington's policy agenda. Serious attention is being given to policies that would … place more emphasis on merit than on family ties, which are favored by much of the current US immigration system. One way to … auctions that could serve as a starting point for designing a better immigration policy. We recommend replacing the current …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012651477
hold "worse" jobs than U.S. natives, the impact of immigration on U.S. natives' working conditions has received little … attention. This study examines how immigration affected U.S. natives' occupational exposure to workplace hazards and the return … to such exposure over 1990 to 2018. The results indicate that immigration causes less-educated U.S. natives' exposure to …
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This study examines the extent and causes of inequalities in information technology (IT) ownership and use between natives and immigrants in the U.S., focusing on the role of English ability. The results indicate that, during the period 1997-2003, immigrants were significantly less likely to...
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This paper examines the effect of changes in migration determinants on the skill level of undocumented immigrants from Mexico. The authors focus on the effect of changes in economic conditions, migrant networks, and border enforcement on the educational attainment of Mexican-born men who cross...
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addressed this question by comparing the wages of immigrants to those of U.S. natives, this analysis uses occupation to examine …
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This study examines the extent and causes of inequalities in information technology (IT) ownership and use between natives and immigrants in the U.S., focusing on the role of English ability. The results indicate that, during the period 1997-2003, immigrants were significantly less likely to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566510
Opponents of immigration often claim that immigrants, particularly those who are unauthorized, are more likely than U …
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Immigration, like any positive labor supply shock, should increase the return to capital and spur business investment … immigrant inflows. Despite this clear prediction, there is sparse empirical evidence on the effect of immigration on business … immigration on business dynamics and employment by combining U.S. data on immigrant inflows from the Current Population Survey …
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