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Assume the labor demand for unskilled workers in a city in Texas is given by L_D = 80 - 2W. The labor supply curve of natives (i.e., non-immigrants) is given by L_S = -20 + 8W, where W is the hourly wage.

1. Calculate the equilibrium level of employment and wage rate if there are no immigrants.
2. Suppose the arrival of Mexican immigrants shifts out the labor supply curve to L_S = -5 + 8W. Calculate the new equilibrium level of employment and wage rate.
3. What has happened to the employment level of natives as a result of the immigrant arrival? What has happened to the unemployment rate of unskilled native workers?

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1) L* = 60 and W* = $10

2) L* = 63 and W* = $ 8.50

3) Native employment fell by 12 workers. The unemployment rate for unskilled workers both before and after immigration is zero since the labor market is in equilibrium.