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Pete Sessions: “I would, briefly. I think it sort of confirms what you are saying. We had a subcommittee hearing on this, and the second…”

On the recordMay 16, 2006
I would, briefly. I think it sort of confirms what you are saying. We had a subcommittee hearing on this, and the second professor, Dr. Barry Chiswick, the head and research professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois in Chicago, said: [T]here is a competition in the labor market. And the large increase in low-skilled immigration that we've seen over the last 20 years has had a substantial negative effect on the employment and earning opportunities of low-skilled Americans. . . . [The] large increase in low-skilled immigration has had the effect of decreasing the wages and employment opportunities of low-skilled workers who are currently resident in the United States. Does that comport with the theme of the remarks of the Senator?
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Pete Sessions
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