IN THIS CHAPTER YOU WILL LEARN:

1. The extent of legal and illegal immigration into the United States.



2. Why economists view economic immigration as a personal human capital investment.



3. How immigration affects average wages, resource allocation, domestic output, and group income shares.



4. How illegal immigration affects employment and wages in low-wage labor markets and impacts state and local budgets.



5. How economics can inform current immigration discussions and attempts to reform immigration laws.