This chapter features a discussion about open immigration and its impact on wage competition. The speakers address the argument that individuals with tenure are not affected by competition and explain how academia already experiences open immigration and competition from foreign professors, negatively affecting their own ranking and wages.
Bryan Caplan of George Mason University and EconLog blogger talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about immigration. Caplan takes on the common arguments against open borders and argues that they are either exaggerated or can be overcome while still allowing more immigration than is currently allowed in the United States.