Legal and illegal markets often coexist. In theory, marginal legalization can either substitute for the remaining …

employment outcomes of illegal immigrants. With the exception of high-skilled unauthorized immigrants, the data fail to reveal …Taking advantage of the ability to identify immigrants who were unauthorized to work prior to obtaining Legal Permanent … evidence of improved employment outcomes attributable to legal status. In light of evidence that unauthorized immigrants …

The recent impetus of tougher immigration-related measures passed at the state-level raises concerns about the impact … of such measures on the migration experience, trajectory and future plans of unauthorized immigrants. In a recent and … unique survey of Mexican unauthorized immigrants interviewed upon their voluntary return or deportation to Mexico, almost a …

We review the growing literature on the political effects of immigration. After a brief summary of the economics of … immigration, we turn to the main focus of the paper: how immigrants influence electoral outcomes in receiving countries, and why …. We start from the "standard" view that immigration triggers political backlash and raises support for nativist, anti …

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 … 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 … paired with new programs to help low-skilled U.S. natives and earlier immigrants so that the benefits of immigration are …

Canada’s approach to immigration faces major challenges, and requires reform if Canada is to meet the international …

variation in changes of immigration and integration policies across Western EU member states to study how they are associated …