Working immigrants may help economy, experts say
Submitted on November 16, 2005 - 1:00am.
David Kassabian - Fall 2005
WASHINGTON – A panel of economic, legal and public policy experts told a House committee Wednesday that immigrants, both legal and illegal, are a key part of the U.S. economy and don't hurt native job-seekers to the extent commonly thought.
“With the exception of native-born high school dropouts, all studies suggest modest immigration effects of reduced earnings on the native-born workforce,” said Harry Holzer, professor of public policy at Georgetown University. “For most workers there is a consensus that the effects are modest if they're negative at all.”
“With the exception of native-born high school dropouts, all studies suggest modest immigration effects of reduced earnings on the native-born workforce,” said Harry Holzer, professor of public policy at Georgetown University. “For most workers there is a consensus that the effects are modest if they're negative at all.”
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