The economics of immigration

Immigration is the most divisive issue in the world. Lou takes a look at the topic from an economic perspective: How do immigrants impact the job market? Do they stymie growth, or contribute to it? Do they take more benefits then they pay into the system?


SOURCES & FURTHER READING

Peri on the economic impact of immigration
https://clas.berkeley.edu/research/im...

Borjas on the economic pros and cons of immigration
https://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

Camarota on the case against immigration
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articl...

The immigration economy (Council of Foreign Relations roundup)
https://www.cfr.org/expert-roundup/im...


CREDITS
Writer: Louis Foglia
Editor: m.cho
Researcher: Dushyant Naresh
Supervising Producer: Allison Brown

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