Topic: Wages Declined As Immigration Population Increased in US - page 2. (Read 1273 times)

Apart from the drain in government funds, we should also consider the harm caused as a result of lowering wages. The illegals don't have to pay for tax or mediclaim. So they can afford to work for 30% to 40% lower wages, when compared to an average American citizen. And most of these wages will be sent to Mexico and El Salvador in the form of remittances.

Do you have proof that one of these things caused the other, or are you just saying there's a correlation?

Immigration increase? Can't have got any bigger than the one where all those Europeans invaded, sorry, emigrated there. Fucking white people  .

mexican immigrants are an overall drain on the american economy just as african immigrants have been a drain on european economies. they take more out in welfare and public services than they put in in taxes. they are low iq untermensch whose only usefulness is to big corporations wishing to keep workers' wages low and take away their benefits.

The fate of the United States will closely resemble to that of the USSR. It is a popular myth that the USSR collapsed as a result of the falling oil prices. That is not true. The USSR collapsed, as the welfare rats increased in population beyond a tolerable limit, and put enormous strain on the resources. At the time of collapse, some 75% to 80% of the population were from productive ethnic groups, such as Russians, Ukrainians and Germans, while the remainder were from unproductive ethnic groups such as Uzbeks and Azeris.

The same will happen to the US. Once the burden on the tax paying non-Hispanic whites (+ Asian Americans ?) exceed a limit, then everything will collapse.

Hmm.. but it doesn't anything about other effects of immigration. It may be the cause of wages decline but immigration is a source of a very cheap labour force which can be helpful for overall economy. Also the wage fluctuations can be caused by so many other factors, so to simply pushing all declines on immigration is blinding the facts

The average U.S. income from the bottom 90 percent of tax filers have reportedly dropped as the immigration rate increased, according to a congressional report.

In a report to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the Congressional Research Service found the average reported income from the bottom 90 percent of tax filers dropped from 1970's $33,621 to $30,980 in 2013. The report noted the 43-year period saw a 7.9 percent decline in average income. During the same time frame, the estimated immigrant population rate in the U.S. increased from 9.74 million to approximately 41.3 million, an increase of 324.5 percent.
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1. From 1945-1970, what was the net change in the foreign-born population, expressed both as a percentage and numerically?

The foreign-born population in the United States diminished from 10,971,146 in 1945 to 9,740,000 in 1970, a decline of 1,231,146 persons, representing a percentage decline of 11.2 percent over this 25 year period.

2. From 1945-1970, how did overall wages change for the bottom 90 percent of earners?

The reported income of the bottom 90 percent of tax filers in the United States increased from an average of $18,418 in 1945 to $33,621 in 1970 for an aggregate change of $15,202 or a percent increase of 82.5 percent over this 25 year period.

3. From 1945-1970, what was the net change in the share of income held by the bottom 90 percent of the U.S. income distribution?

The share of income held by the bottom 90 percent of the U.S. income distribution increased from 67.4 percent in 1945 to 68.5 percent in 1970, an absolute increase of 1.1 percentage points over this 25 year period.

4. From 1970-present, what was the net change in the foreign-born population, expressed both as a percentage and numerically?

Between 1970 and 2013, the estimated foreign-born population in the United States increased from 9,740,000 to 41,348,066, respectively, an increase of 31,608,066 persons, representing a percentage increase of 324.5 percent over this 43 year period.

5. From 1970-present, how did overall wages change for the bottom 90 percent of earners?

The reported income of the bottom 90 percent of tax filers in the United States decreased from an average of $33,621 in 1970 to $30,980 in 2013 for an aggregate decline of $2,641 or a percent decline of 7.9 percent over this 43 year period.

6. From 1970-present, what was the net change in the share of income held by the bottom 90 percent of the U.S. income distribution?

The share of income held by the bottom 90 percent of the U.S. income distribution declined from 68.5 percent in 1970 to 53.0 percent in 2013, an absolute decline of 15.5 percentage points over this 43 year period.
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