The following graph shows labor markets in the United States and Mexico. The horizontal axis denotes the total quantity of labor in each country, and the vertical axis depicts the wages paid to labor. For each country, the demand schedule for labor is represented by the value of the marginal product (VMP) of labor. Initially, the labor supply is 16 million workers, So, in the United States, and 24 million workers in Mexico, So. Suppose initially the United States and Mexico are in isolation, so that labor cannot move freely between them. United States WAGE (Dollars per worker) 20 18 16 14 12 10 0 0 Su.s.,0 Dus 48 12 16 20 24 28 28 32 32 36 40 QUANTITY OF LABOR (Millions of workers) Prior to migration, the wage rate in Mexico is (?) Mexico WAGE (Dollars per worker) 20 18 16 14 12 10 4 2 0 SMCx 0 Mex 048 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 QUANTITY OF LABOR (Millions of workers) the wage in the United States. ? Suppose that Mexico and the United States loosen their immigration policies so that labor can move freely between the two countries.

The following graph shows labor markets in the United States and Mexico. The horizontal axis denotes the total quantity of labor in each country, and the vertical axis depicts the wages paid to labor. For each country, the demand schedule for labor is represented by the value of the marginal product (VMP) of labor. Initially, the labor supply is 16 million workers, So, in the United States, and 24 million workers in Mexico, So. Suppose initially the United States and Mexico are in isolation, so that labor cannot move freely between them. United States WAGE (Dollars per worker) 20 18 16 14 12 10 0 0 Su.s.,0 Dus 48 12 16 20 24 28 28 32 32 36 40 QUANTITY OF LABOR (Millions of workers) Prior to migration, the wage rate in Mexico is (?) Mexico WAGE (Dollars per worker) 20 18 16 14 12 10 4 2 0 SMCx 0 Mex 048 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 QUANTITY OF LABOR (Millions of workers) the wage in the United States. ? Suppose that Mexico and the United States loosen their immigration policies so that labor can move freely between the two countries.

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