The effects of citizenship on family income and poverty
Heidi Shierholz
February 24, 2010
EPI Briefing Paper #256
By Heidi Shierholz, with research assistance from Anna Turner
This paper finds that immigrant workers who are U.S. citizens enjoy higher wages and lower levels of poverty than non-citizens, and that this benefit remains even after controlling for other factors.
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