Another Study Saying Immigrants Not Taking Americans Jobs

Yet another study that tells us that immigrants are not taking Americans jobs.

WASHINGTON - Big increases in immigration since 1990 have not hurt employment prospects for U.S. workers, says a study released Thursday.

The report comes as Congress and many Americans are debating immigration policy, a big issue in this fall's midterm congressional elections.

The Pew Hispanic Center found no evidence that increases in immigration led to higher unemployment among Americans, said Rakesh Kochhar, who authored the study.

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The study, however, did not look at whether wages were affected by immigration. Advocates for tighter immigration policies argue that immigrant workers depress wages for American workers, especially those with few skills and little education.

Immigration supporters argue that foreign workers often take jobs that Americans do not want and will not take.

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Immigrants tend to be younger and have less education than American workers. The study, however, found "no apparent relationship between the growth of foreign workers with less education and the employment outcome of native workers with the same low level of education."

This further supports and complements the earlier study referenced in my earlier post, that says in fact that Foreign workers do not substitute for native workers. It also found that American wages were increased by immigration.

The study up top by the Pew Hispanic Center does not go into the effect on wages by immigration, but the study cited in "earlier post" does: It increased the wages of Americans.

Immigration in ALL its forms has been nothing but good for America. Those who want to shut down the border would consign America to lower wages and a less dynamic and healthy economy. Plus, they are going to need those immigrants and the taxes they pay, when the US birthrate continues to fall and the Baby Boomers finally retire. Immigrants will keep the US's head above the water. (my opinion)