Re: Immigration hastens downward wage equalization of EEO

From: Dan Burden <dburden_at_mindspring.com>
Date: 1996/05/18
Message-ID: <4nktp1$m4o_at_mule2.mindspring.com>#1/1


exd61076_at_interramp.com wrote:

>Immigration hastens downward wage equalization of EEO
 

>One more self-correcting force of the labor market which
>is contributing to the downward wage equalizing effects of
>equal employment opportunity is immigration.
 

>Employers favor and sponsor immigrants because they are
>perceived to be easier to downwardly equalize than
>domestic workers. This is especially true in scientific
>and technical fields (as well as in agricultural fields
>and sweatshops).
 

>If anyone would like a free email copy of the multipart
>treatise on the downward wage equalizing effects of
>equal employment opportunity, send a brief request with
>a statement attesting to the fact that you are over the age
>of 18 years to: exd61076_at_interramp.com
 

>You don't need a Ph.D. in Economics to understand it.

this is the wrong forum for such topics. However, immigration is a net plus for America. I think immigrants do come in at low wages, but quickly catch up over a years time. When the guy next to you is earning 40% more, you quickly adjust that situation even if your an immigrant.

Dan Burden Received on Sat May 18 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST

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