U.S. Immigration Policy and the Plight of Unskilled Workers

Briggs , Vernon M.  Jr.

dc.contributor.author	Briggs , Vernon M. Jr.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-17T18:19:37Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-17T18:19:37Z
dc.date.issued	1993-01-01
dc.identifier.other	146707
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/76147
dc.description.abstract	The implications of immigration to the US are explored with reference to the impact on low-skilled labour markets and inequality in the US. Recent research indicates that low-skilled American workers are the main losers, with the result that the earnings disparity between high and low-skilled workers has widened.
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.rights	Required Publisher Statement: Posted with the permission of Centre for Population and Urban Research.
dc.subject	immigration
dc.subject	U.S. low-skilled
dc.subject	labour
dc.subject	labor
dc.subject	market
dc.subject	work
dc.subject	American
dc.subject	earnings
dc.subject	United States
dc.title	U.S. Immigration Policy and the Plight of Unskilled Workers
dc.type	article
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local.authorAffiliation	Briggs , Vernon M. Jr.: vmb2@cornell.edu Cornell University