Despite the recent political rhetoric and anti-immigrant sentiments, the economic benefits of…
Despite the recent political rhetoric and anti-immigrant sentiments, the economic benefits of immigration are well-established in the empirical literature. A 2011 meta-analysis by economist Michael Clemens found that dropping all current immigration restrictions would result in a doubling of world GDP.
We sponsored a survey in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Institute to…
Texas-Mexico Center Research Fellow Pia Orrenius, vice president and senior economist at…
Texas-Mexico Center Research Fellow Pia Orrenius, vice president and senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, conducted a study looking at the relationship between migration and income inequality in the United States and Mexico. We asked her a few questions about her work.
Texas needs foreign workers in order to keep up with its construction…
Alan Bersin, former Border Czar and Assistant Secretary from the U.S. Department…