A panel of economists overwhelmingly agreed that the influx of skilled immigrants is helping to ease the loss of highly educated native-born Ohioans.
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The issue of immigration is a hot one, with former President Donald Trump flooding the zone with inflammatory, often inaccurate statements about newcomers. “For a long time, midwestern states have lost college-educated labor to other regions,” he wrote in the comments section of the survey. “In Ohio, at least, immigrants are somewhat more likely to have a bachelor’s degree and substantially more likely to have a graduate degree according to American Community Survey data.”
Opinions on the topic are mixed. Economists have found that in some employment sectors — particularly low-skilled ones — immigrants can depress wages. But immigration can also have the effect of growing the economy and adding to the overall number of jobs. And immigrants often take jobs in sectors in which the native-born are uninterested, such as agriculture.
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