Consensus on Immigration's Impact on Wages

• The National Academy of Sciences brought together leading experts to reach a consensus on immigration's economic impact.
• After 2.5 years of debate, experts agreed that immigration has little to no impact on average wages in the U.S.
• The consensus report concluded that the long-term impact of immigration on native-born workers' wages and employment is very small.
• This finding aligns with David Card's original research, showing minimal economic effects from immigration.
• However, despite participating in the consensus, economist George Borjas later publicly disagreed with the report's conclusions.