Republican Convention: Live Coverage Of The Final Night

Trump says immigration has “produced lower wages and higher unemployment for our citizens, especially for African-American and Latino workers.” This is a hot topic in economics right now. Economists generally agree that immigration is good for the economy as a whole, especially at a time when the population is aging and Americans are having fewer children. But there’s less agreement over how low-skilled immigration — a category that includes most though not all illegal immigration — affects less-educated American workers.

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Trump has now applauded himself at least twice tonight. Many words can be used to describe Trump; I’m not sure humble is one of them.