Economics (McConnell) AP Edition, 19th Edition

Chapter 22: Immigration

After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Describe the extent of legal and illegal immigration into the United States.
2. Discuss why economists view economic immigration as a personal human capital investment.
3. Explain how immigration affects average wages, resource allocation, domestic output, and group income shares.
4. Relate how illegal immigration affects employment and wages in low-wage labor markets and impacts state and local budgets.
5. Demonstrate how economics can inform current immigration discussions and attempts to reform immigration laws.

AP Chapter 22 Introduction (7.0K)