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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I think it's pretty well established that immigration confers very substantial benefits to society at large, but that almost all of these benefits are enjoyed by the immigrants themselves, and that the pressure on wages hurts those who are otherwise least well off. (Krugman wrote this a few weeks ago, and I have not seen his facts challenged.)
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There are also substantial benefits to those comsumers who (a) like low prices for goods and services, but (b) have the education and training not to be competing for those low-wage jobs.
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