February 27, 2007

Immigrants and the labor market

This new PPIC study on the effect of immigrants on California's labor market probably won't change many minds on this emotional issue. But it should. The study finds that immigrants lead to an increase in wages for native citizens at all levels of education. The only people whose wages are depressed by the arrival of immigrants are immigrants who arrived earlier. The study also finds that immigrants aren't displacing natives in the labor market. The supply of both immigrants and natives is growing. Read the whole thing here.

Posted by dweintraub on February 27, 2007 3:58 PM