National Data | Chart | Immigration Policy Costing American Workers $2,600 A Year

By Edwin S. Rubenstein

10/21/2003

Estimated Economic Impact of Immigration, 2002

GDP ($Billions)

$10,446.2

Net Gain From Immigration

$ Billions

$20.9

as a % GDP

0.2%

Per native-born person

$84

Wage Loss to native-born Workers

$ Billions

$302.9

as a % GDP

2.9%

Per native-born worker

$2,578

Gain to Native Capital

$ Billions

$323.9

as a % GDP

3.1%

Employed workers (millions)

136.5

Native-born

117.5

Foreign-born

19.0

% foreign born

13.9%

Population (millions)

282.6

Native-born

250.1

Foreign-born

32.5

% foreign born

11.5%

Source: Population, Employment: BLS, Current Population Survey.

Income Gain/Losses: George Borjas as updated by Ed Rubenstein.

Edwin S. Rubenstein is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.

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