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[–]Flesh 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Some are, some aren't.

Immigration makes unskilled wages lower and skilled wages higher: https://www.nber.org/papers/w12497

Overall, it probably makes the economy grow: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/23550/the-economic-and-fiscal-consequences-of-immigration

[–]indianusjones 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When we hear, "makes the economy grow," we should ask ourselves, "makes the economy grow for whom?"