Legal Status Boosts Immigrant Wages

This report proves how important immigrant reform is to immigrants who are here already. It will benefit the whole country when they are earning more and paying more taxes. - - Donna Poisl

by Bettye Miller

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Granting legal status to undocumented U.S. residents helps them find jobs that are better suited to their skills, and helps increase wages and economic efficiency, according to a study by economics professors at the University of California, Riverside and Pomona College.

This report comes on the heels of a national survey of Latinos which shows that immigration reform is an even bigger priority for Latino voters than the economy or health care. With Latino voters growing in numbers in many presidential battleground states, studies like these may also point to political benefits that may arise from immigration reform, in addition to the economic benefits noted.
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