Is immigration good or bad for consumers

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Assume that Canadians come to Amherst, Massachusetts to work as dishwashers in restaurants where native-born US citizens work either as dishwashers or as wait-staff. Some native-born prefer one occupation and others might prefer the other; they will go from one occupation to the other depending on the relative wage. Also assume that restaurants need both dishwashers and wait-staff; and that the number of restaurants increases when labor is cheaper.

Use a standard labor supply and demand graph to show the effect on wages and employment for Canadian migrants and native-born workers of an increase in immigration. How does your analysis change if your analysis treats all labor as interchangeable, or if you consider waiters and dishwashers labor separately? Is immigration good or bad for native-born workers? Does your answer depend on whether we're discussing skilled or unskilled native workers? Is immigration good or bad for consumers?

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