Low-skilled immigrants and the U.S. labor market.

Autor/inn/en	Duncan, Brian; Trejo, Stephen J.
Institution	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Titel	Low-skilled immigrants and the U.S. labor market. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Niedrigqualifizierte Einwanderer und der US-Arbeitsmarkt.
Quelle	Bonn (2011), 68 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA discussion paper. 5964
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Zweite Generation; Ausländerpolitik; Einwanderungsland; Illegalität; Migration; Berufsausbildung; Arbeitsmarkt; Berufliche Integration; Niedrig Qualifizierter; Qualifikationsdefizit; Ausländerarbeit; Dritte Generation; USA
Abstract	"Over the last several decades, two of the most significant developments in the U.S. labor market have been: (1) rising inequality, and (2) growth in both the size and the diversity of immigration flows. Because a large share of new immigrants arrive with very low levels of schooling, English proficiency, and other skills that have become increasingly important determinants of success in the U.S. labor market, an obvious concern is that such immigrants are a poor fit for the restructured American economy. In this chapter, we evaluate this concern by discussing evidence for the United States on three relevant topics: the labor market integration of immigrants, the socioeconomic attainment of the U.S.-born descendants of immigrants, and the impact of immigration on the wages and employment opportunities of native workers. We show that low-skilled immigrants have little trouble finding paid employment and that the wages they earn are commensurate with their skills. Overall, the U.S.-born second generation has achieved economic parity with mainstream society; for some Hispanic groups, however, this is not the case. Finally, we survey the pertinent academic literature and conclude that, on the whole, immigration to the United States has not had large adverse consequences for the labor market opportunities of native workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: deskriptive Studie; Querschnitt; Längsschnitt. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 2005 bis 2007.
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2012/1