New immigration, refers to the immigration of non-white people. The first immigration was by Northern Europeans, while others such as Jews, Italians, Irish were not welcome as they were not considered white. The restraints were lifted for these groups much faster than others. After 1965, they allowed immigration of other races and ethnic groups such as Asians and Latinos, referred to as new immigration. Overall, immigration impacts the country’s economy positively because the higher the immigration, the higher the productivity of the nation. The U.S is the most productive country and is the nation of immigrants. However, immigration depresses the wages of the working class if they don’t have a high school education.
