Paula Dwyer , Columnist

Trump's Immigration Views Aren't 100% Balderdash

Studies show low-skilled arrivals do decrease wages, but mainly for prior immigrants.

September 26, 2016 at 3:45 PM UTC

Paula Dwyer is a senior editor with the New York editing hub, focusing on daily and long-form enterprise. She was London bureau chief for Businessweek and Washington economics editor for the New York Times, and is a co-author of “Take on the Street: How to Fight for Your Financial Future.

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Donald Trump can thank me later. Drawing from a new study on the economic effects of immigration, I'm going to make the best possible case for the positions he's taking as the Republican nominee for president.

Do immigrants take jobs away from native-born Americans? Do they lower wages? Do they drive up tax bills?