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EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT One of the most sensitive immigration
issues is its effect on employment , specifically the claim that new immigrants take
the jobs of native workers . Indeed such fears underpin much government policy
...
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT One of the most sensitive immigration
issues is its effect on employment , specifically the claim that new immigrants take
the jobs of native workers . Indeed such fears underpin much government policy
...
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Immigration could on the contrary increase employment for the native population
. The clearest example is domestic service , where employing a low - skilled
person as a nanny can often release a woman to a high - level professional job .
Immigration could on the contrary increase employment for the native population
. The clearest example is domestic service , where employing a low - skilled
person as a nanny can often release a woman to a high - level professional job .
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United States , the impact of immigrants on native earnings ' Native workers %
change in wages All natives White men Black men Women Young Blacks Young
Hispanics Manufacturing workers -0.2 -0.2 to -0.1 -0.3 to + 0.2 +0.2 to + 0.5 -0.1 ...
United States , the impact of immigrants on native earnings ' Native workers %
change in wages All natives White men Black men Women Young Blacks Young
Hispanics Manufacturing workers -0.2 -0.2 to -0.1 -0.3 to + 0.2 +0.2 to + 0.5 -0.1 ...
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