The simple immigration model suggests that labor migration raises the wage rate in the country of origin while reducing the wage rate in the host country.

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The simple immigration model posits that when labor migrates from a country (origin) to another (host), it increases the labor supply in the host country, leading to lower wages there, while decreasing the labor supply in the country of origin, leading to higher wages there.

The Simple Immigration Model Suggests That Labor Migration Raises the Wage