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natives. This paper reexamines this question using data from the Current Population Survey and the Immigration and …Previous research has reached mixed conclusions about the effect of higher levels of immigration on the wages of … increase in the fraction of foreign-born workers tends to lower the wages of natives in blue collar occupations - particularly …
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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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Opponents of immigration often claim that immigrants, particularly those who are unauthorized, are more likely than U ….S. natives to commit crimes and that they pose a threat to public safety. There is little evidence to support these claims. In … fact, research overwhelmingly indicates that immigrants are less likely than similar U.S. natives to commit violent and …
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230525
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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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
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012207695
Many immigrant destination countries face considerable pressure to change their immigration policies. One of the most … be more efficient than current ways of allocating visas, could boost the economic contribution of immigration to the …
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paired with new programs to help low-skilled U.S. natives and earlier immigrants so that the benefits of immigration are … data and historical experience. Of course, immigration - like anything else - is not without costs, which are … disproportionately borne by the least educated. A plan to increase employment-based immigration as a way to spur economic growth could be …
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paired with new programs to help low-skilled U.S. natives and earlier immigrants so that the benefits of immigration are … data and historical experience. Of course, immigration—like anything else—is not without costs, which are … disproportionately borne by the least educated. A plan to increase employment-based immigration as a way to spur economic growth could be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230526