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Title: Native Internal Migration and the Labor Market Impact of Immigration

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2006

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Abstract: This paper presents a theoretical and empirical study of how immigration influences the joint determination of the wage structure and internal migration behavior for native-born workers in local labor markets. Using data from the 19602000 decennial censuses, the study shows that immigration is associated with lower in-migration rates, higher out-migration rates, and a decline in the growth rate of the native workforce. The native migration response attenuates the measured impact of immigration on wages in a local labor market by 40 to 60 percent, depending on whether the labor market is defined at the state or metropolitan area level.

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Authors: Borjas, George J.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Human Resources

Issue: 2

Volume: XLI

Pages: 221-258

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Migration and Immigration

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