George Borjas

  • Understanding the Impact of Immigration on Labor Markets: A Tale of Two Miamis

    Understanding the Impact of Immigration on Labor Markets: A Tale of Two Miamis

    In 2015, the United Nations estimated an international migrant population of 243 million people around the world. Immigration has been a recurrent phenomenon in many economies and prompts a continuous debate regarding its impact on socioeconomic indicators — particularly within the labor market. However, analyzing the effects of immigration on…

  • Introducing Data to the Immigration Debate

    Introducing Data to the Immigration Debate

    Illegal immigration is a tumultuous topic for the Obama administration, and continues to be a source of heated debate in the 2016 presidential election. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency reports that illegal attempts to cross the Mexico–US border are increasing: In the first half of 2016, approximately…