“Compensating wage differentials will attract U.S. workers even to otherwise undesirable work.” Explain

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Compensating wage differentials are wage premiums given to workers to compensate for undesirable work. One of the extreme views on illegal immigration suggests that immigrants are only given the jobs that native-born workers do not want to perform. Although this view might be correct, this is only true because the inflow of foreign workers suppresses real wages and discourages domestic-born workers from performing these jobs. The willingness of Americans to work at any particular job depends then on the wage rate being paid and high compensating wage differentials will attract U.S. workers even to otherwise undesirable work.

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