I can't access the article. Immigration will raise GDP, since it increases the size of the workforce, but it's not clear that it will raise the per-capita incomes of the people who already live in the country.
A current WSJ article on this topic is "Immigration Wave Delivers Economic Windfall. But There’s a Catch. Recent migrants are expected to be lower paid and less productive than predecessors" https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/immigration-wave-delivers-e... archived at https://archive.is/3HPqQ
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This is infuriating as a legal immigrant.
I can't access the article. Immigration will raise GDP, since it increases the size of the workforce, but it's not clear that it will raise the per-capita incomes of the people who already live in the country.
A current WSJ article on this topic is "Immigration Wave Delivers Economic Windfall. But There’s a Catch. Recent migrants are expected to be lower paid and less productive than predecessors" https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/immigration-wave-delivers-e... archived at https://archive.is/3HPqQ