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by nielsbot
297 days ago
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Key Points - While some policymakers have blamed immigration for slowing U.S. wage growth since the 1970s, most
academic research finds little long run effect on Americans’ wages. - The available evidence suggests that immigration leads to more innovation, a better educated workforce,
greater occupational specialization, better matching of skills with jobs, and higher overall economic
productivity. - Immigration also has a net positive effect on combined federal, state, and local budgets. But not all taxpayers
benefit equally. In regions with large populations of less educated, low-income immigrants, native-bor https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116727/documents/... |
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"most academic research finds little long run effect on Americans’ wages."
Right, with this sentence being important right after:
"studies suggest that these gains come at the cost of short-term losses from lower wages and higher unemployment."