American workers Quote by Lamar S. Smith

The study titled 'Impact of Immigration on Wages, by Education Level, 1994-2007' found that increased immigration had an effect of lowering wages for earlier…

— Fabrizio Moreira

Many of my students assume that government protection is the only thing ensuring decent wages for most American workers. But basic economics shows that…

— Christina Romer

American workers won't be able to compete fairly for jobs until companies have to pay higher wages in countries like China and India.

— Andy Stern

For too long the U.S. immigration system has focused on accepting low-skilled immigrants. Basic economics tells us that the surge of low-skilled workers depresses…

— Mercedes Schlapp

We have seen numerous instances in which American businesses have brought in foreign skilled workers after having laid off skilled American workers, simply because…

— Ronald Reagan

To the extent that our workers compete with low-paid Mexicans, it is as much through undocumented immigration as trade. This pattern threatens low-paid, low-skill…

— William J. Clinton

“we can turn to a study by the Center for Immigration Studies–a think tank that opposes immigration–which found that immigration has virtually no effect…

— Rutger Bregman

By keeping labor supply down, immigration policy tends to keep wages high. Let us underline this basic principle: Limitation of the supply of any…

— Paul Samuelson

Workers who come to the U.S. see their wages and their standard of living boosted sharply simply by crossing the border. That's a good…

— James Surowiecki

By holding down natural wage growth in labor-intensive industries, immigration serves as a subsidy for low-wage, low-productivity ways of doing business, retarding technological progress…

— Mark Krikorian

It would cost Americans their jobs when they have to compete with millions of more [immigrants] for scarce jobs.

— Lamar S. Smith

If cheap immigrant labor is made unavailable, employers can hire Americans at a higher wage, or replace low-wage immigrant workers with technology and automation,…

— Jan C. Ting