George J. Borjas PhD - Illegal Immigration

Name:	George J. Borjas, PhD
Title:	Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at Harvard University
Position:	None Found to the question "What are the solutions to illegal immigration in America?"
Reasoning:	"President Bush and some members of Congress have proposed legalizing illegal aliens and substantially increasing legal immigration. Economic theory predicts that increasing the supply of labor in this way will reduce earnings for natives in competition with immigrants... Statistical analysis shows that when immigration increases the supply of workers in a skill category, the earnings of native-born workers in that same category fall. The negative effect will occur regardless of whether the immigrant workers are legal or illegal, temporary or permanent. Any sizable increase in the number of immigrants will inevitably lower wages for some American workers. Conversely, reducing the supply of labor by strict immigration enforcement and reduced legal immigration would increase the earnings of native workers." "Increasing the Supply of Labor Through Immigration Measuring the Impact on Native-born Workers," May 2004
Theoretical Expertise Ranking:	Experts Immigration officials, people with post-graduate degrees in fields relevant to immigration issues, Members of Congress, or elected officials with significant involvement in, or related to, immigration issues. [Note: Experts definition varies by site]
Involvement and Affiliations:	Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy at Harvard University, 2002-present Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 1983-present Fellow, Society of Labor Economists, 2004 Pforzheimer Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University, 1995-2002 Estrada Fellowship in Immigration Studies, 2000 Fellow, Econometric Society, 1998 Member, State of California, Governor Council of Economic Advisors, 1993-1998 Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego, 1990-1995 Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, 1988-1989 Professor,Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1982-1990 Associate Professor, Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1980-1982 Assistant Professor, Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1978-1980 Senior Research Analyst, National Bureau of Economic Research, 1972-1978 Assistant Professor, Economics, Queens College of the City University of New York, 1975-1977 Outstanding Young Men of America University of California Faculty Development Fellowship, Summer 1979 National Institute of Mental Health Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Chicago, 1977-1978 Editor, Review of Economics and Statistics
Education:	PhD, Economics, Columbia University, 1975 MPhil, Economics, Columbia University, 1975 MA, Economics, Columbia University, 1974 BA, Mathematics-Economics, St. Peter's College, 1971
Contact Info:	Phone: 617-495-1393 Fax: 617-496-5960 E-Mail: george_borjas@harvard.edu Website: www.borjas.com
Select Publications:	Labor Economics, 2005 Heaven's Door, 1999 Wage Policy in the Federal Bureaucracy; Friends or Strangers: The Impact of Immigrants on the U.S. Economy; Heaven's Door: Immigration Policy and the American Economy, 1999
Other:	None found
Also Quoted in:	1. Are American workers harmed (such as through job displacement or lower wages) by an illegal alien workforce? 2. Was the 1994 Californian Proposition 187 a good piece of legislation?