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WASHINGTON - As the House votes Wednesday to raise the federal minimum wage by $2.10 per hour, economists are considering the effect of that increase on low-income workers.
Will the benefits to such workers of raising the minimum wage be offset by wage-depressing effects of illegal immigration?
And if so, will Congress fall short of its goal of helping low-income workers until it takes steps to stop the flow of illegal immigrants?
Posted by tyne at January 11, 2007