Ten Economic Facts about Immigration
Date of Publication:
September, 2010
Source Organization:
Brookings Institution
Seeking "to provide a common ground that all participants in the policy debate (on immigration) can agree on," the authors provide a succinct and non-technical summary of available research on 10 key economic questions, including:
- the impact of immigration on the living standards of native-born Americans;
- gains or losses to federal, state and local budgets caused by immigration;
- assimilation trends among immigrants and their children;
- immigrant contributions to business formation and patent filing; and,
- whether immigrants disproportionately burden U.S. correctional facilities.
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Citation:
Greenstone, M. and Looney, A. (2010). Ten Economic Facts About Immigration. Washington, D.C.: The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution.
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