%0 Journal Article %A Briggs, Vernon M. %D 2017 %T US immigration policy and the plight of its unskilled workers %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/US_immigration_policy_and_the_plight_of_its_unskilled_workers/4969286 %R 10.4225/03/590aa5b1228c5 %2 https://bridges.monash.edu/ndownloader/files/8358776 %K Immigration policy %K journal article %K Low-skilled workers %K 1039-4788 %K 1959.1/480511 %K Foreign-born workers %K monash:63879 %X The implications of immigration to the US are explored with reference to the impact on low-skilled labour markets and inequality in the US. Recent research indicates that low-skilled American workers are the main losers, with the result that the earnings disparity between high and low-skilled workers has widened. Copyright. Monash University and the author/s %I Monash University