Speech #1100008229

George Bush and Members of this Senate have supported policies that. without their knowledge. perhaps. are having an adverse impact on wages. Maybe there are a lot of reasons we are having an adverse impact on wages. but I am going to talk about one. We can be certain that illegal immigration is suppressing workers wages. Significant economic evidence indicates the presence of large amounts of illegal labor in lowskilled job sectorsthat is lowincome workersis depressing the wages of American workers. Harvard economists George Borjas and Lawrence KatzProfessor Borjas has written a fabulous book on immigration. "Heavens Door." I am sure my friend Senator KENNEDY knows of Harvard. He needs to introduce himself to Professor Borjas. I would suggest. Harvard economists George Borjas and Lawrence Katz estimate that the influx of lowskilled. lowwage immigration from 1980 to 2000 has resulted in a 3percent decrease in wages