Immigrants' High Employment Rates in US Impact Native Workers' Wages
The article looks at how immigrants in the US find jobs and how it affects native workers. Low-skilled immigrants have high employment rates but earn less than US-born men with similar education. Immigrants who stay longer and speak English well earn more. Second and third-generation immigrants have similar job rates and earnings. First-generation immigrants work more but earn less, even with education. Differences in job and earnings are more noticeable when looking at different races/ethnicities. Overall, more immigration likely has only a small negative impact on low-skilled native workers.