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Immigration and American Jobs

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

A new study from North Carolina shows that Hispanics add some $9.2 billion to the Tarheel economy, while costing the state just $61 million in schools, roads, hospitals, and prisons. That’s a pretty massive surplus.

The study is consistent with a study last year released by NBER showing that, contrary to what immigration foes would have you believe, immigration has a net postive effect on the wages of U.S.born laborers.

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2 Responses to “Immigration and American Jobs”

  1. #1 |  Not Exactly Rocket Science |  January 23rd, 2006 at 4:30 pm

    Some Thoughts on Immigration

    James Joyner at OTB and Radley Balko both point out this study, which indicates that in certain cases, immigration is good for the economy. The Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at my alma mater, UNC Chapel Hill investigated the economic…

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  2. #2 |  Outside The Beltway | OTB |  February 2nd, 2006 at 6:01 am

    Hispanic Immigrants Add Billions to Carolina Economy

    Radley Balko notes “A new study from North Carolina shows that Hispanics add some $9.2 billion to the Tarheel economy, while costing the state just $61 million in schools, roads, hospitals, and prisons. That’s a pretty massive surplus.̶…

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