How minimum wage hikes harm immigrants

Published May 23, 2015 9:00am ET



Immigrants are more likely to work in service jobs than native-born Americans, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That puts liberals, who typically support helping immigrants but need to acknowledge the job-killing effects of the minimum wage, in quite a bind.

In 2014, 24 percent of immigrant workers were in service jobs, compared to 16 percent of native-born American workers.

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