When highly skilled immigrants move in, natives move out
Tuesday, June 5, 2012 - 07:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(Phys.org) -- In the first study to measure the temporary impact of highly skilled immigrants on native populations, University of Notre Dame Economist Abigail Wozniak and Fairfield Universitys Thomas J. Murray a former Notre Dame graduate student found that when highly skilled immigrants move to a city or town, the U.S. natives in that area who are also highly skilled tend to move away. However, the study found that the same immigrant groups presence decreases the chances that low-skilled natives would leave.