In the 1920s, the U.S. government sharply restricted immigration inflows from Eastern and Southern European countries. At the time, most immigrants from these countries had modest skills. On a new episode of Economics, Applied, host Steven Davis speaks to Stanford economist Ran Abramitzky about these immigration cutbacks, their effects on the earnings of U.S.-born workers, and how the economy adapted. Watch it here: | Hoover Institution
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