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Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages?

Jun 29, 2024 · 25m
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  • Examines the heated economic debate over whether immigration reduces job availability and wages for native workers in host cities
  • Centers discussion on Nobel laureate David Card's influential 1990 study on the Mariel Boatlift's impact on Miami's labor market, which challenged assumptions about immigration's negative effects
  • Explores the ongoing academic dispute over Card's research findings and what they reveal about the broader immigration and labor market controversy

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