Card, David. "Is the New Immigration Really So Bad?" The Economic Journal 115.507 (2005): F300-323. The National Bureau of Economic Research. Blackwell Publishers. 13 Nov. 2016.
David Card writing for The Economic Journal acknowledges how in the recent times the public opinion on immigrants has shifted. And even though they were viewed in a positive light during the late 1970s, as an impact of various researches conducted; in some of which it was revealed that immigrants earn as much as natives do, despite of their lack of education; earned immigrants some bad reputation. He points out that this animosity towards immigrants increased during 1965 because of the ‘Immigration Reform Act’ which attributed to the drastic increase in number of immigrants in …show more content…
He reflects on how controversial the topic of immigration has always been and how during recent times there has been a lot of discussion on the laws regarding the restriction of immigrants. The article discusses how even though it is perceived-so, immigrants are not a threat to the economy, as well as to employment opportunities for the native-born. The writer argues that immigrants complement natives by filling labor market as well as by providing jobs to them. He states that the public anxiety directed toward immigrants is immoral and the pros of immigration system by far outweigh the