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Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages?

Planet Money

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Controversies of Immigration and Labor Markets

This chapter explores the contentious research by an economist claiming that immigration adversely affects wages and job opportunities for specific demographics, especially African-American and Latino workers. It contrasts the findings with skepticism from other economists and examines the implications of excluding Hispanic workers from the study's data set.

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