From where have the immigrants come? Immigrants from Europe were more than 90% of the total in the first

decade of the twentieth century, but less than 20% of the total by the end of the century. By the 2000s, about

half of U.S. immigration came from the rest of the Americas, especially Mexico, and about a quarter came from

various countries in Asia.

Economic Effects of Immigration

A surge of immigration can affect the economy in a number of different ways. In this section, we will consider

how immigrants might benefit the rest of the economy, how they might affect wage levels, and how they might
affect government spending at the federal and local level.

To understand the economic consequences of immigration, consider the following scenario. Imagine that the

immigrants entering the United States matched the existing U.S. population in age range, education, skill

levels, family size, and occupations. How would immigration of this type affect the rest of the U.S. economy?
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