For years, the media narrative has been that repressive immigration policies—billions spent on immigration enforcement, families torn apart, thousands dying on the southwestern border—will somehow lead to wage hikes. They haven’t, and they won’t.
By David L. Wilson, Fairness
and Accuracy in Reporting
February 19, 2021
The Economist (2/15/20) ran a brief article last year with a startling headline: “Immigration to America Is Down. Wages Are Up. Are the Two Related?” Maybe, the article’s anonymous author answered, at least for the short term.
A few on the
right were quick to cite this conclusion as support for former President
Trump’s efforts to deter immigration.[…]