|
October 21, 2003
Estimated Economic
Impact of Immigration, 2002
|
GDP
($Billions) |
$10,446.2 |
|
Net Gain From Immigration |
|
|
$
Billions |
$20.9 |
|
as
a % GDP |
0.2% |
|
Per native-born person |
$84
|
|
Wage Loss to native-born Workers |
|
|
$
Billions |
$302.9 |
|
as
a % GDP |
2.9% |
|
Per native-born worker |
$2,578 |
|
Gain to Native Capital |
|
|
$
Billions |
$323.9 |
|
as
a % GDP |
3.1% |
|
Employed workers (millions) |
136.5 |
|
Native-born |
117.5 |
|
Foreign-born |
19.0 |
|
%
foreign born |
13.9% |
|
Population (millions) |
282.6 |
|
Native-born |
250.1 |
|
Foreign-born |
32.5 |
|
%
foreign born |
11.5% |
|
|
|
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Source: Population, Employment: BLS, Current
Population Survey.
Income Gain/Losses: George Borjas as updated by Ed
Rubenstein. |
Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research
Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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