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 New Study Confirms Positive Impact of Immigration on Wages of Native-Born Workers
Blaming Immigrants for Native-Born Labor Declines Doesn't Add Up

 

February 5, 2010 

 

Washington D.C.- The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) yesterday released a new study, Immigration and Wages, which confirms what many other economists have found: "that immigration has a small but positive impact on the wages of native-born workers overall."

 

This report comes on the heels of other economic reports, from across the ideological spectrum,that explain how comprehensive immigration reform will lift the wages of U.S.workers, increase tax revenue and boost consumer purchasing power.

 

The EPI report affirms that foreign-born and native-born workers "complement" each other in the labor market through the differing skills and abilities they bring with them to the workplace. When one fully accounts for the many differences between foreign-born and native-born workers in terms of education, occupational experience, and English-language ability, it becomes clear that they cannot simply be swapped for one another like batteries. In fact, the presence of specialized immigrant workers in the labor force tends to increase the productivity, and therefore the wages, of their native-born counterparts.

 

The report makes clear, the plight of low-wage native-born workers can not be blamed on immigrants as some groups have attempted to do: "Declining job quality for the least-educated American workers is due to a host of factors aside from immigration, including declining unionization rates, the eroding real value of the minimum wage, and trade practices that expose U.S. workers with low levels of education to competition from much lower wage workers around the globe." In short,scapegoating immigrants for the nation's economic woes will do nothing to help American workers. 

To obtain and review a copy of this study, click here.

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On June 10, 2009, Focus St. Louis (www.focus-stl.org) hosted a Community Policy Forum, where guests Rob Paral and Richard Longworth formed a panel moderated by former Missouri Governor Bob Holden.

Richard Longworth is the author of the book, "Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism", and is a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

Rob Paral is the author of the inaugural essay for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Heartland Paper series. His article, "Mexican Immigration in the Midwest: Meaning and Implications", was published in 2009, and considers the Midwest as a region when evaluating the impact of Mexican immigration.

Prior to the presentation, the Staff of US Legal Solutions was privileged to be invited as part of a select group to meet with Rob Paral and discuss, more in depth, his findings and ideas.  The office was invited because of its close involvement in the St. Louis Latino Community and because of the unique opportunity to share its experiences with Mr. Paral.

Take a look at Rob Paral's essay, available here.
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El dia 10 de Junio del 2009, la organizacion Focus St. Louis (www.focus-stl.org) organizo un Foro Comunitario sobre la Politica, donde los invitados Rob Paral y Richard Longworth formaron una mesa discursiva, bajo la moderacion del gobernador anterior de Missouri Bob Holden.

Richard Longworth es autor del libro "Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism", y es miembro principal de la organizacion Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

Rob Paral es autor del articulo que empezo la serie Heartland Paper de la Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Su articulo, titulado "Mexican Immigration in the Midwest: Meaning and Implications" fue publicado en el 2009, y considera la Midwest como region en su evaluacion del impacto de la inmigracion mexicana.

Su articulo de Rob Paral esta disponible aqui.