Survey of Top Economists
These are the full poll results:
On balance, what effect has 20th-century immigration had on the
nation's economic growth?
Economists (percent)
Very favorable 80
Slightly favorable 20
Slightly unfavorable --
Very unfavorable --
Don't know --
What level of immigration would have the most favorable impact on
the U.S. standard of living?
Economists (percent)
More 63
Same number 30
Fewer 0
Don't know 7
Do you feel that recent immigrants are qualitatively different in
economic terms than immigrants in past years?
Economists (percent)
More negative impact 11
About the same impact 76
More positive impact 4
Don't know 9
What impact does illegal immigration in its current magnitude
have on the U.S. economy?
Economists (percent)
Illegals have a positive impact 74
Illegals have a neutral impact 11
Illegals have a negative impact 11
Don't know 4
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2 comments:
Great find. The Cato Institute has a ton of great information, although what you posted is from the late 80s, so the current response might be different. I don't think so, though. Here's a great paper on the economic cost of stemming illegal immigration from early this year. It's kind of long, but very interesting (in bits and pieces...I'm not an economist).
Yes, and Cato giving out fave immigration stats is rocking because it is not a left-wing institute :)
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