Undocumented immigration has boosted the labor market, helping steer the US away from a recession, some experts say.
Morgan Stanley's chief US economist has also recently cited undocumented immigration as a positive labor-market force.
AdvertisementHere's a question that's been lurking beneath the stellar economic resilience in the US: how has the labor market stayed so strong?
"It has boosted the labor force, it has boosted supply for labor, it has boosted job gains.
AdvertisementThe labor market has recorded gains stronger than that, posting an addition of 275,000 jobs in February.
Persons:
Morgan Stanley's, —, Wendy Edelberg, Tara Watson, Watson, Ellen Zentner, Zentner
Organizations:
Brookings Institution, Service, Congressional, Office, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bloomberg, Brookings