econ discussion board.
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal:
Through the 1990s, U.S.-bound immigration was split between the poor fleeing hunger or oppression and wealthy elites seeking high-paying jobs. Now, more middle-class, middle-skilled emigrants are heading to the U.S.
Most of the “middle-class, middle-skilled emigrants” referred to in the article were legal immigrants to the United States. Suppose that more effective border control measures reduce the number of low-skilled, illegal immigrants to the United States and the fraction of immigrants who are “middle-skilled” increases significantly. What difference would this change make on the economic impact of immigration? Would it be likely to affect the political debate over immigration?
Source: Joel Millman, “Tidy Business: Immigrant Group Puts a New Spin On Cleaning Niche,” Wall Street Journal, February 16, 2006.
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