GodlessCommie@lemmy.worldM to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmy.worldEnglish · 26 days agoSchrodinger's immigrant, simultaneously taking jobs and lazylemmy.worldimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1538arrow-down113
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minus-squareRustyEarthfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·25 days agoIt’s not just removal of low paying jobs, it’s creation of higher paying jobs; that’s why employment also improves. As the article explains, the “somehow” is that immigrants also increase the demand for goods and services.
It’s not just removal of low paying jobs, it’s creation of higher paying jobs; that’s why employment also improves. As the article explains, the “somehow” is that immigrants also increase the demand for goods and services.