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How Immigration Shapes American Politics

FiveThirtyEight Politics

The Negative Effects of Immigration on the American Public

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A lot of focus historically has been on the labor market effects, and that's part of the reason that historically labor unions have also opposed high levels of immigration. There are some groups of workers who have been found to be negatively affected for the most part migrants who came before earlier to the United States. But there is a positive effect through all those other channels, such as innovation or entrepreneurship. And so in a way, there are winners and losers amongst the American public.

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