"WASHINGTON – Immigration doesn’t make workers born in the USA earn less, but rather this group, regardless of education level, has enjoyed a modest pay increase as a result of the new immigration, according to a new study.
Immigration and Wages, a research paper released Thursday by the Economic Policy Institute, concludes that over the long term, immigration has no overall impact on the average national wage.
Figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show, according to the report, that the arrival of 9.6 million immigrant workers between 1994 and 2007 increased by 0.4 percent ($3.68) the weekly pay of U.S.-born workers compared with that of the foreigners.
Nonetheless, the arrival of new immigrants did reduce by 4.6 percent ($33.11) the weekly pay of foreign-born U.S. workers relative to that of their native-born counterparts."
Immigration and Wages, a research paper released Thursday by the Economic Policy Institute, concludes that over the long term, immigration has no overall impact on the average national wage.
Figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show, according to the report, that the arrival of 9.6 million immigrant workers between 1994 and 2007 increased by 0.4 percent ($3.68) the weekly pay of U.S.-born workers compared with that of the foreigners.
Nonetheless, the arrival of new immigrants did reduce by 4.6 percent ($33.11) the weekly pay of foreign-born U.S. workers relative to that of their native-born counterparts."
