Immigration and the Economy: Myths and Facts

Below is a link to an article from the Immigration Policy Center of the American Immigration Council which goes through many of the myths about Immigration and the economy and explains why they are incorrect.

For the most part, immigration actually helps our economy, does not depress wages, and actually stimulates growth of the economy and of job opportunities.  They also point to several studies that show that there is no correlation between immigration and unemployments in general, and minority unemployment specifically.  In addition, they cite to data from the 2012 Current Population Survey that show that, for the most part, immigrants and native-born workers are not competing for the same jobs, thereby dispelling the myth that they are taking jobs from US workers.  I think that the article is definitely worth reading for those interested in this topic.

The Economic Blame Game: Immigration and Unemployment | Immigration Policy Center.

Author: Adam Frank, Esquire

I am an immigration attorney with over 20 years of experience. I was graduated from Brandeis University undergrad in 1990 and then spent a year traveling around Central America. In 1991 I began attending the University of Baltimore School of Law and was graduated in 1994. I began working in Immigration Law in 1998 when I joined a small law firm and, in 2000 opened my own firm with my law partner Ed Leavy. Sadly, Ed passed away in 2011. I am still a partner in my own firm with my current partner Brendan Delaney. Our firm is Frank & Delaney Immigration Law, LLC. View all posts by Adam Frank, Esquire