Attention Economy


Friday, November 22, 2024

Immigrants versus American Workers

Why Trump Allies Say Immigration Hurts American Workers
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/business/economy/immigration-trump-economy.html
JD Vance and others on the “new right” say limiting immigration will raise wages and give jobs to sidelined Americans. Many studies suggest otherwise.
 
Related: https://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2024/11/the-complicated-economics-and-politics.html
 
History Lesson: The Immigration Act of 1924 (The Johnson-Reed Act)
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1921-1936/immigration-act
The Immigration Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants allowed entry into the United States through a national origins quota. The quota provided immigration visas to two percent of the total number of people of each nationality in the United States as of the 1890 national census. It completely excluded immigrants from Asia.