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One economist's dream is another's nightmare
By Robert Plummer
Ask economists the simple question "Is immigration good or bad for the US?" and you will soon find that their view is far from unanimous.
In terms of sheer numbers, legal immigration is currently high by historical standards. Figures from the Department of Homeland Security show that 1.1 million people became legal permanent residents of the US in 2005.
Most experts seem to agree that the US economy is bigger and faster-growing because of the influx of illegal workers.
David Card, an economist at the University of California, who says the wage gap between dropouts and high school graduates has remained constant since 1980.He concludes there is "scant" evidence that immigrants harm the opportunities of US-born workers.
Some US jobs only exist because of the availability of cheap illegal immigrant workers, who are prepared to work for wages that are below what Americans would accept.
Whatever the truth of the matter, the fact remains that Mexicans who enter the US illegally in search of a better life are simply obeying market forces - and little can be done unilaterally by Washington to stem the tide without the Mexican government's co-operation.
In the end --- its' the Market Forces that drives everything.
Fast depopulating cities like Detriot (downtown area) --- even the illegals do not want to live there.....
The interesting thing is as one economist put in: Some JOBS only exists.....
Does that mean... like Strawberry harvesting ... it’s a laborious job ... and even if the workers are paid higher... it will NOT attract any US workers.
The seasonal nature of job and too much of physical labor involved makes it very less attractive.
What if illegal’s stopping coming for harvesting -- the production of strawberry disappear or become less.
By Robert Plummer
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Ask economists the simple question "Is immigration good or bad for the US?" and you will soon find that their view is far from unanimous.
In terms of sheer numbers, legal immigration is currently high by historical standards. Figures from the Department of Homeland Security show that 1.1 million people became legal permanent residents of the US in 2005.
Most experts seem to agree that the US economy is bigger and faster-growing because of the influx of illegal workers.
David Card, an economist at the University of California, who says the wage gap between dropouts and high school graduates has remained constant since 1980.He concludes there is "scant" evidence that immigrants harm the opportunities of US-born workers.
Some US jobs only exist because of the availability of cheap illegal immigrant workers, who are prepared to work for wages that are below what Americans would accept.
Whatever the truth of the matter, the fact remains that Mexicans who enter the US illegally in search of a better life are simply obeying market forces - and little can be done unilaterally by Washington to stem the tide without the Mexican government's co-operation.
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In the end --- its' the Market Forces that drives everything.
Fast depopulating cities like Detriot (downtown area) --- even the illegals do not want to live there.....
The interesting thing is as one economist put in: Some JOBS only exists.....
Does that mean... like Strawberry harvesting ... it’s a laborious job ... and even if the workers are paid higher... it will NOT attract any US workers.
The seasonal nature of job and too much of physical labor involved makes it very less attractive.
What if illegal’s stopping coming for harvesting -- the production of strawberry disappear or become less.
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