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Lamar S. Smith

Nearly every study shows that competition from cheap foreign labor undercuts the wages of American workers and legal immigrants.

Lamar S. Smith

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Most research indicates that when workers from other countries are paid very low wages, it causes the pay of American workers and immigrants with legal status to decrease. This suggests that the presence of inexpensive foreign labor creates downward pressure on local wages.

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