Labor Market Competition and Individual Preferences Over Immigration Policy

Labor Market Competition and Individual Preferences over Immigration Policy

This paper uses three years of individual-level data to analyze the determinants of individual preferences over immigration policy in the United States. We have two main empirical results. First, less-skilled workers are signiŽ cantly more likely to prefer limiting immigrant in ows into the United States. Our Ž nding suggests that, over the time horizons that are relevant to individuals when e...

What Determines Individual Preferences Over Trade and Immigration Policy?

This paper uses three years of individual-level data to analyze the determinants of individual preferences over trade and immigration policies in the United States. Different economic models make contrasting predictions about what forces should shape these preferences. We have four main empirical results. First, we find that factor type dominates industry of employment in explaining support for...

Immigration, Labor Market and Wage Inequality

The Impact of Immigration on Native Poverty through Labor Market Competition

In this paper I first analyze the wage effects of immigrants on native workers in the US economy and its top immigrant-receiving states and metropolitan areas. Then I quantify the consequences of these wage effects on the poverty rates of native families. The goal is to establish whether the labor market effects of immigrants have significantly affected the percentage of “poor” families among U...

Do Concerns About Labor Market Competition Shape Attitudes Toward Immigration? New Evidence

Are concerns about labor market competition a powerful source of anti-immigrant sentiment? Several prominent studies have examined survey data on voters and concluded that fears about the negative effects of immigration on wages and employment play a major role generating anti-immigrant attitudes. We examine new data from a targeted survey of U.S. employees in 12 different industries. In contra...