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57. According to estimates, what percentage of agricultural workers in the United States are
illegal immigrants?
58. According to estimates, what percentage of cleaning workers in the United States are
illegal immigrants?
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Assumptions: 1) Employers in this market are willing and able to ignore minimum wage laws;
2) Sd represents the supply of domestically-born (and legal immigrant) workers; 3) St
represents the total supply of workers in this labor market (Sd plus illegal immigrants); and 4)
Unless otherwise stated, illegal immigration is not effectively blocked by the government.
59. Refer to the above figure. The equilibrium wage and level of employment are,
respectively:
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60. Refer to the above figure. How many domestically-born (and legal immigrant) workers
will be hired at equilibrium?
61. Refer to the above figure. How many illegal immigrant workers will be hired at
equilibrium?
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62. Refer to the above figure. If the government effectively prevents illegal immigrants from
working in this labor market, the equilibrium wage and level of employment are,
respectively:
63. Refer to the above figure. Assume initially that government does not effectively block
illegal immigration. If the government then finds a way to prevent all illegal immigrants from
working in this labor market:
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Assumptions: 1) Employers in this market are willing and able to ignore minimum wage laws;
2) Sd represents the supply of domestically-born (and legal immigrant) workers; 3) St
represents the total supply of workers in this labor market (Sd plus illegal immigrants); and 4)
Unless otherwise stated, illegal immigration is not effectively blocked by the government.
64. Refer to the above figure. The equilibrium wage and level of employment are,
respectively:
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65. Refer to the above figure. How many domestically-born (and legal immigrant) workers
will be hired at equilibrium?
66. Refer to the above figure. How many illegal immigrant workers will be hired at
equilibrium?
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67. Refer to the above figure. If the government effectively prevents illegal immigrants from
working in this labor market, the equilibrium wage and level of employment are,
respectively:
68. Refer to the above figure. Assume initially that government does not effectively block
illegal immigration. If the government then finds a way to prevent all illegal immigrants from
working in this labor market:
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69. Refer to the above figure. It suggests that:
70. Effectively removing all illegal immigrants from U.S. labor markets would:
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71. Compensating wage differentials:
72. What is the net effect of illegal immigration on total employment in the United States?
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73. Illegal immigration tends to:
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75. The estimated fiscal burden of illegal immigrant households in the United States is:
76. Which of the following statements is true about the effects of illegal immigration in the
United States?
77. U.S. immigrants (legal and illegal) have:
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78. Illegal immigration positively contributes to the U.S. standard of living by reducing:
79. Economic theory suggests that the optimal level of immigration in the United States:
80. Other things equal, the optimal number of immigrants will be greater, the: