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Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the United States: Reflections on Future Directions for Reform

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  • Holzer, Harry J.

    (Georgetown University)

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This paper reviews the evidence on the effects of less-skilled immigration to the U.S., and their implications for immigration reform. It begins with a review of the costs of less-skilled immigration, in terms of competition to native-born American workers; and the benefits of such immigration in the form of lower consumer prices, higher employer profits, and greater efficiency for the U.S. economy. Effects of different legal categories of immigrants and of immigrant integration over time are considered. The paper then reviews various reform proposals and other ideas that might raise the net benefits associated with less-skilled immigration to the U.S.

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  • Holzer, Harry J., 2011. "Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the United States: Reflections on Future Directions for Reform," IZA Policy Papers 22, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  • Handle: RePEc:iza:izapps:pp22
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    Cited by:

    1. Korpi, Tomas, 2012. "Importing skills Migration policy, generic skills and earnings among immigrants in Australasia, Europe and North America," Working Paper Series 5/2012, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research.
    2. Edelman, Peter B. & Holzer, Harry J., 2013. "Connecting the Disconnected: Improving Education and Employment Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Youth," IZA Policy Papers 56, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    3. Lovanirina Ramboarison-Lalao & Chris Brewster, 2018. "Theorizing Career Success for Low Status Migrants," John H Dunning Centre for International Business Discussion Papers jhd-dp2018-02, Henley Business School, University of Reading.
    4. Holzer, Harry J., 2019. "The US Labor Market in 2050: Supply, Demand and Policies to Improve Outcomes," IZA Policy Papers 148, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    Keywords

    immigration; employment; less-educated workers;
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    JEL classification:

    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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