The Impact of Immigration on Jobs and Income

Antony Davies

Antony Davies is a professor of economics at Duquesne University and a Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

Is it true that immigration raises the U.S. unemployment rate? Is it true that immigration affects U.S. income distribution? The conventional wisdom says that both of these things are true. However, economist Antony Davies says there is evidence to suggest that they are not. Looking at the data, there is no relationship between the rate of immigration and the unemployment rate, nor is there a relationship between the rate of immigration and income inequality. Further, there is evidence to suggest that immigrants actually CREATE more American jobs.

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