Does immigration reduce imbalances among labor markets or increase them? Evidence from recent migration flows.

From: Economic Review (Kansas City, MO) | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

Immigration from abroad has increased dramatically since the 1960s, as workers from less-developed countries have moved to the United States in search of higher wages. The recent influx represents the second great wave of immigration in this country, the first having occurred in the late 1800s and early 1900s when people moved here from Europe. The new wave of immigration has reignited the debate about the impact of immigration on the economy. While the U.S. economy was booming in the second half of the 1990s and workers were in short supply, the debate over the economic impact of ...

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