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Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and David Perdue (R-GA) recently introduced the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act. If it were to become law, RAISE would cut legal immigration by 50 percent over the next ten years by reducing green cards for family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents, slashing refugees, and eliminating the diversity visa lottery. These goals are in line with President Trump’s stated objective to cut legal immigration in most categories.
Cotton and Perdue argue that the “generation-long influx of low-skilled labor has been a major factor in the downward pressure on the wages of working Americans, with the wages of recent immigrants hardest hit.” Let me ask you this. Assuming you think that's a rationally legit -- i.e., supportable with some figures that are credible and those figures militate for material value accruing from the action -- how great a reduction in green cards and (low wage) immigrant workers do you think it'd take to have an impact on the compensation paid to low-wage, low-skill workers for low-skill jobs?
Go on, take a stab at answering that question, be sure to show the math that supports your answer.
Cotton and Perdue argue that the “generation-long influx of low-skilled labor has been a major factor in the downward pressure on the wages of working Americans, with the wages of recent immigrants hardest hit.” Let me ask you this. Assuming you think that's a rationally legit -- i.e., supportable with some figures that are credible and those figures militate for material value accruing from the action -- how great a reduction in green cards and (low wage) immigrant workers do you think it'd take to have an impact on the compensation paid to low-wage, low-skill workers for low-skill jobs?
Go on, take a stab at answering that question, be sure to show the math that supports your answer.