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Robert Kuttner

Stagnant wages? Made in USA

By Robert Kuttner
April 1, 2006

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AS CONGRESS GRAPPLES with immigration policy, most experts agree that wide-open immigration slightly depresses wages, especially among unskilled workers. But the main reason for static wages has more do with policies made in the United States. (Full article: 766 words)

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