Migrants don't really depress wages, except by a very marginal amount at the lowest skilled rung. That's because adding people to the economy creates more dema

Migrants don't really depress wages, except by a very marginal amount at the lowest skilled rung. That's because adding people to the economy creates more demand In times of recession, things might be different - but immigration tends to take care of itself in that regard. When a country has unfilled labor demand, immigration goes up. When it has no labor demand, immigration goes down.