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Work permit applications suggest prior immigration is still pushing up labor supply—for now

Wendy Edelberg and Eileen Powell

For immigrants to work in the United States legally, they generally must obtain work authorization. Immigrants with particular legal statuses, such as those seeking parole or asylum status, request authorization by applying for Employment Authorization Documents, commonly called work permits. Tracking work permit applications can illuminate how changes in the pace of immigration are affecting labor supply. If immigration policy changes or other factors dampen net migration to the United States, work permit applications should be an early indicator of how much and when the decline in certain kinds of immigration will slow labor force growth.

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