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Cato Video • February 12, 2016 

# The Economics of Immigration (David E. Bernstein) 

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In his new book The Economics of Immigration: Market-Based Approaches, Social Science, and Public Policy, editor and economics professor Benjamin Powell brings together several immigration scholars to discuss how immigrants affect the wages of American workers and government budgets, as well as how they assimilate into American culture.

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Adjunct Scholar, Cato Institute; Professor of Law, George Mason University Scalia School of Law

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