Immigrants Make U.S. Workers Richer

By Michael S. Derby Wall Street Journal Blogs The San Francisco Fed is wading into the contentious debate over whether immigrants help or hurt employment for American citizens, in a paper that asserts new entrants to the nation help make almost everybody wealthier. The report, published Monday, was written by Giovanni Peri, an economics professor at the University of California, Davis. He is currently a visiting scholar at the bank. The report counters those who believe immigrants ...

What do San Diegans Really Believe on Immigration Issues?

In June 2007, a well-respected research firm surveyed a cross-section of county voters. This is one of the most recent, and most local polls carried out in San Diego only.  Also to consider is that this poll was conducted after the height of the immigration debate that was raging throughout the country, which allowed voters to come to their own conclusions after hearing the arguments from both sides. Despite being uncertain about how undocumented immigrants impact their lives, the poll's fi...

SDIRC Releases Immigrant Contributions Report

On Tuesday, January 26th, the SDIRC held a press conference to announce the release of "Looking Forward: Immigrant Contributions to the Golden State 2010" which is a compilation of new and existing data primarily on  the economic contributions of immigrants to California and was put together by the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC). This year, the CIPC has also released sub-sections to this report focusing on six regions in the state where immigrants represent an important and growing ...

The Economic Benefits of Immigrant Authorization in California

This report authored by Manuel Pastor, Justin Scoggins, Jennifer Tran, and Rhonda Ortiz from the University of Southern California (USC), provides estimates of the economic benefits that would accrue to California and the nation through authorization of the currently unauthorized workforce. We find that undocumented status not only penalizes workers, but has significant social and economic implications. Legalization of undocumented workers would result in a multitude of immediate and long-term b...

CNN: Legalizing unauthorized immigrants would help economy, study says

Washington (CNN) -- Legalization of the more than 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States would raise wages, increase consumption, create jobs and generate more tax revenue, two policy institutes say in a joint report Thursday. The report by the Center for American Progress and the American Immigration Council estimates that "comprehensive immigration reform that legalizes currently unauthorized immigrants and creates flexible legal limits on future immigration" would yield at...

SD Voters Surveyed on Immigrants

What do SD County voters think about undocumented immigrants and immigration reform? In June 2007, a well-respected research firm surveyed a cross-section of county voters. Despite being uncertain about how undocumented immigrants impact their lives, a majority of voters believe that undocumented immigrants have strong family values, are people of faith, and have a strong work ethic. An overwhelming majority of voters agreed that undocumented immigrants are mostly trying to make a better ...