What Is the Net Effect of Illegal Immigration on Total

question 195

Multiple Choice

What is the net effect of illegal immigration on total employment in the United States?

• A) The net effect is zero, as illegal immigrant workers displace domestic-born workers on a one-for-one basis.
• B) Total employment increases, but with some substitution of illegal immigrants for domestic-born workers.
• C) Total employment decreases.
• D) Total employment increases, with no displacement of or substitution for domestic-born workers.

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External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations and to other people.

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The degree to which an experiment accurately shows that changes in the independent variable caused any observed changes in the dependent variable, minimizing confounding factors.

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