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Title: |
Illegal Immigration in the Presence of Labor
Unions |
| Author: |
Gonzalez, Jorge
G. |
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Affiliation: |
Trinity U |
| Source: |
International Economic Journal, Summer 1994, v. 8, no. 2, pp. 57-70 |
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Publication Date: |
Summer 1994 |
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Abstract: |
This paper develops a general equilibrium
framework of a two-sector economy which incorporates illegal immigration
in the presence of labor unions. It demonstrates that stricter
enforcement of immigration laws, by reducing the demand for or supply of
illegal aliens, benefits all legal workers in the economy. The model is
used to evaluate the impact of these policy changes on national income.
Results indicate that national income does not necessarily fall when
immigration controls are tightened. The existence of a union mitigates
the negative welfare impact of a reduction in the number of illegal
immigrants. |
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