George Borjas: Neither Candidate is Telling the Whole Immigration Truth
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Economist George Borjas in Politico, who has made a career out of highlighting the costs of immigration on certain segments of the American labor market, has critical words for the positions of both major Presidential nominees in Election 2016:
“Here’s the problem with the current immigration debate: Neither side is revealing the whole picture. Trump might cite my work, but he overlooks my findings that the influx of immigrants can potentially be a net good for the nation, increasing the total wealth of the population. Clinton ignores the hard truth that not everyone benefits when immigrants arrive. For many Americans, the influx of immigrants hurts their prospects significantly.”
Click the link above to read the rest of Borjas’ article.
KJ