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Native wages survive low-skilled labor surges because production technologies and occupational roles dynamically adapt.
Rather than cutting wages, businesses respond to cheap labor by adopting labor-intensive production methods and shifting native workers into complementary, supervisory roles.
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Immigration and Wages
Labor Economics Consensus: Skill-Group Effects and the NASEM Report This shows how native-born workers avoid wage depression by dynamically transitioning into complementary, communication-based roles in response to immigrant labor inflows.
Immigration and Wages
Low-Skilled Immigration: Complementarity, Technology Adoption, and Output Mix Adjustments This highlights how businesses absorb cheap labor surges by adopting more labor-intensive production methods, shielding native wages from direct downward pressure.