Suppose a country has a labor market that is in equilibrium. Next, suppose that, for whatever reason, a surge of people choose to immigrate into the country searching for economic opportunity. First: What do you expect to happen in the labor market? Second: What would happen if the country voted to approve a law to keep the price of labor (wages) from dropping below the original equilibrium price?

Helpful Hint: In a labor market, the laborers represent the producers (supply curve) and employers represent the consumers (demand curve).

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