property taxes, which are one of the main sources of state and local tax revenue. However, they do pay sales

taxes, which are state and local, and the landlords of property they rent pay property taxes. According to the

nonprofit Rand Corporation, the effects of immigration on taxes are generally positive at the federal level, but

they are negative at the state and local levels in places where there are many low-skilled immigrants.

LINK IT UP

Visit this website (http://openstax.org/l/nber) to obtain more context regarding immigration.

Proposals for Immigration Reform

The Congressional Jordan Commission of the 1990s proposed reducing overall levels of immigration and

refocusing U.S. immigration policy to give priority to immigrants with higher skill levels. In the labor market,

focusing on high-skilled immigrants would help prevent any negative effects on low-skilled workers' wages.
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