The AIC's Executive Director, Ben Johnson, was quoted in an article in the New York Times....
Immigrants, Skills, and Wages: Measuring the Economic Gains from Immigration |
Foreign-born workers do not substitute perfectly for, and therefore do not compete with, most native-born workers. Rather, the complementary nature of the skills, occupations, and abilities of foreign-born workers increases the productivity of natives, stimulates investment, and enhances the choices available to consumers.
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