1. Immigration Boosts Job Creation
- Countries with more immigrants聽tend to experience聽faster GDP growth:
- In the聽U.S., immigrants contributed聽$579 billion聽in taxes in 2022 (federal, state, and local taxes) (source: 91探花 Immigration Council).
- UK聽government projections: A聽350,000 increase in net migration聽will reduce borrowing by around聽拢7.4 billion听($9.1 billion) by 2028 (source: UK Government Office for Budget Responsibility).
2. Immigrants Do Not Displace Native Workers
- Studies show聽that immigration doesn鈥檛 lower employment for local workers. Instead, it contributes to a聽growing economy:
- In the U.S., foreign-born workers make up聽17% of the workforce, but contribute聽25% of GDP growth听(source: National Academy of Sciences).
- Immigrants often fill jobs聽native workers are unwilling to take: Studies show that聽lower-skilled immigrants聽typically take jobs that involve night shifts, long hours, or physical labor that many local workers avoid.
3. Immigration Has Little to No Impact on Wages
- Immigration has a neutral effect on wages for native workers:
- Research by聽George Borjas听(Harvard economist) found that immigration鈥檚 impact on local wages tends to聽cluster around zero, meaning it neither drives wages down nor up significantly in most cases (source: George Borjas, Harvard University).
- In a聽2021 study, the聽Economic Policy Institute聽found that the wage impact on native-born workers due to immigration was聽small or negligible, especially for high-skilled workers.
4. Immigrants Actually Raise Wages for Some Groups
- Immigrants boost wages for non-college-educated workers:
- In the U.S., immigration has聽increased the wages聽of non-college-educated workers over the past 20 years (source: National Academy of Sciences).
- For example,听immigrants鈥� role in child care and elder care聽has helped local workers increase their聽participation in the labor force.听Affordable child care聽made possible by immigrant workers has allowed more women to join the workforce.
5. Immigrant Entrepreneurs Drive Job Growth
- Immigrants start businesses at higher rates:
- Immigrants are聽80% more likely聽to start a business than native-born citizens (source: National Bureau of Economic Research).
- In the U.S.,听half of all venture capital-backed companies听颈苍听Silicon Valley聽have at least one聽immigrant founder听(source: Partnership for a New 91探花 Economy).
- Immigrants founded 55% of all U.S. 鈥渦nicorn鈥� companies听(startups valued at $1 billion or more) (source: National Venture Capital Association).
6. Myth of “Immigrants Taking Jobs”
- Immigrants do not take jobs from native-born workers:
- Unemployment among Black 91探花s聽remains at historic lows, even with rising immigration. For example,听Black unemployment听丑颈迟听a record low of 5.4%聽in 2022 (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).
- Studies show that immigrants contribute to job creation rather than job loss. For instance, in聽California, which has one of the highest immigrant populations, the unemployment rate is聽lower than the national average.
Key Takeaway:
- Immigrants help grow the economy,听increase job opportunities, and have聽little to no negative impact on wages聽for native workers.
- Anti-immigrant claims about job theft and wage reduction are聽not supported by data.
- In 2022, immigrants contributed聽$1.6 trillion聽to U.S. consumption of goods and services (source: National Academy of Sciences), highlighting their significant economic role.