ChristianKl comments on Open Thread, Apr. 20 - Apr. 26, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 21 April 2015 10:06:26PM 1 point [-]

It also means that the people who are currently working at minimum wage jobs are likely to lose their jobs to the cheaper competition.

Comment author: FrameBenignly 22 April 2015 04:04:30AM 0 points [-]

That depends on the degree to which the two groups compete for jobs. There are also positive secondary effects which reduce the impact (immigration reduces inflation and increases the overall market size). The employment impact of immigration on low-skilled workers is somewhere between slightly negative and slightly positive.