January 6, 2015
Do Immigrants Take Jobs From American-Born Workers?
Introduction
Workers from Mexico and Central America gathered under I-35 in Kansas City, Kan., to wait for potential employers. Todd Heisler/The New York TimesIn a recent essay in The Atlantic, David Frum argues that while economists generally feel that immigration helps the United States, an analysis of government figures shows that the growth in jobs since the recession has benefited only lower-paid immigrants.
Do immigrants take jobs away from working-class citizens or has that threat to American economic stability been exaggerated?
Read the Discussion »Debaters
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Unskilled Workers Lose Out to Immigrants
1.5 million fewer native-born Americans are working now than in 2007, yet 2 million more immigrants are working.
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An Aging U.S. is Revitalized by Immigrants
The increase in the number of immigrant workers has offset the decline in the U.S.-born prime working age population.
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Immigrants Are Replacing, Not Displacing, Workers
U.S.-born workers are getting more educated. More jobs require little education, and they are being taken by immigrants.
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