January 8, 2008
ARIZONA: Illegals Depress Wages By $1.4 BILLION

The Business Journal of Phoenix

Illegal immigrants depressed wages in Arizona to the tune of $1.4 billion in 2006 and dipped lower-skilled legal workers' pay by 4.7 percent.

That is according to a study by a Harvard University economist commissioned by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. The MCAO had the study done as part of its defense of the state's new employer sanctions law.

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Posted by tyne at January 8, 2008
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