Economy

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The Impact of Immigration on Native Workers: A Fresh Look at the Evidence

The wage and employment effects of immigration on U.S.-born workers remain contested—and are just one piece of a far more complex economic picture.

Civic Contributions: Taxes Paid by Immigrants in the Washington, DC, Metro Area

Immigrant households in the Washington, DC metro area contributed nearly $10 billion in taxes in 2000—paying at roughly the same rate as native households.

Immigrants and Labor Force Trends: The Future, Past, and Present

Driving more than half of U.S. labor force growth as of 2005, immigrants were projected to fill nearly one in five jobs by 2030—especially in the fastest-growing occupations.

Immigrants' Costs and Contributions: The Effects of Reform

Europe and Its Immigrants in the 21st Century: A New Deal or a Continuing Dialogue of the Deaf?

Europe’s long-term prosperity hinges on migration policies that simultaneously tackle aging and labor shortages while protecting cherished social welfare models.

The Growing Connection Between Temporary and Permanent Immigration Systems

While the temporary and permanent immigration systems are meant to be separate, temporary visas increasingly serve as a pathway to a green card in a de facto third admissions system.

U.S. Employment-Based Admissions: Permanent and Temporary

The U.S. employment-based immigration system, permanent and temporary, falls short in responding to changing market conditions and is out of sync with companies’ hiring cycles.

Emigration, Brain Drain and Development: The Case of Sub-Saharan Africa

While emigration may be beneficial in some cases, unhindered high-skilled emigration, particularly in the case of sub-Saharan Africa, can have disastrous consequences for its development.

United States-Canada-Mexico Fact Sheet on Trade and Migration

This fact sheet examines the trilateral relationship between the United States, Canada, and Mexico in the decade since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and provides facts and figures relating to trade and migration among the three countries.

Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future: The Roadmap

This roadmap for MPI's Task Force on Immigration and America’s Future lists where immigration policy is failing and details rule of law, security, economy, and integration reforms.