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"Immigration lowers wages for low-income workers."

Neutral summary. Labor economists disagree about the size of any wage effect, and about whether it is concentrated among prior immigrants or among native-born workers without a college degree. This claim states the effect as a drop. The evidence is about the size and who bears it. Posted by sample_member · 9 days ago · 640 followers

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Supports the claim

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A paper estimating a wage drop for workers without a high-school degree

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Local payroll panel before and after a large arrival year

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3.2(256)
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A paper finding little effect once industry and age are held constant

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Metro-level wage growth in high-immigration cities

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sample_reader Independent · Center on this issue
Starter example · 6h ago

Before this leans either way, the two sources need the same years and the same geography. Right now they might be describing different places.

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