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New research done for the Migration Policy Institute shows that three major factors will mean the country will benefit from more migrant labor in the U.S. The study shows that an aging workforce, automation and alternative staffing will mean a benefit to the U.S. from more immigrant labor. We’ll hear more from Gustavo Ventura, chair of the Arizona State University Economics Department at the W.P. Carey School of Business, where he is also a professor.

Gustavo Ventura, chair of the Arizona State University Economics Department at the W.P. Carey School of Business

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