Illegal Aliens:
Influence of Illegal Workers on Wages and Working Conditions of Legal Workers
PEMD-88-13BR: Published: Mar 10, 1988. Publicly Released: Mar 10, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on illegal alien workers in the U.S. market, specifically whether: (1) they depressed wages and worsened working conditions for native and legal workers; and (2) their presence in an industry was associated with a declining business environment.
GAO noted that there was little useful evidence to conclusively answer the questions. GAO found that illegal alien workers: (1) generally received low wages; (2) have exerted downward pressure on wages and working conditions within low-wage, unskilled jobs in the agricultural, food processing, and janitorial sectors; and (3) have stimulated business and expanded employment opportunities for legal and native workers in other sectors, including the garment industry. GAO also found that illegal aliens worked in: (1) expanding and stable industries as well as in declining industries; and (2) healthy subsectors of declining industries.
Apr 10, 2019
The Nation's Fiscal Health:
Action Is Needed to Address the Federal Government's Fiscal FutureGAO-19-314SP: Published: Apr 10, 2019. Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2019.
Mar 27, 2019
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Fiscal Exposures:
Federal Insurance and Other Activities That Transfer Risk or Losses to the GovernmentGAO-19-353: Published: Mar 27, 2019. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2019.
Mar 22, 2019
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Data Act:
OMB Needs to Formalize Data Governance for Reporting Federal SpendingGAO-19-284: Published: Mar 22, 2019. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 2019.
Feb 27, 2019
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Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request:
U.S. Government Accountability OfficeGAO-19-403T: Published: Feb 27, 2019. Publicly Released: Feb 27, 2019.
Dec 19, 2018
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Army Corps of Engineers:
Budget Requests Included Construction Projects Located in Over 30 States, Selected Using a Multi-level ProcessGAO-19-99: Published: Dec 19, 2018. Publicly Released: Dec 19, 2018.
Dec 13, 2018
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State and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook:
2018 UpdateGAO-19-208SP: Published: Dec 13, 2018. Publicly Released: Dec 13, 2018.
Dec 11, 2018
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Federal Budget:
Government-Wide Inventory of Accounts with Spending Authority and Permanent Appropriations, Fiscal Years 1995 to 2015GAO-19-289T: Published: Dec 11, 2018. Publicly Released: Dec 11, 2018. -
Federal Budget:
Government-Wide Inventory of Accounts with Spending Authority and Permanent Appropriations, Fiscal Years 1995 to 2015GAO-19-36: Published: Nov 29, 2018. Publicly Released: Dec 11, 2018.
Jun 28, 2018
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U.S. Postal Service:
Projected Capital Spending and Processes for Addressing Uncertainties and RisksGAO-18-515: Published: Jun 28, 2018. Publicly Released: Jun 28, 2018.
Jun 21, 2018
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The Nation's Fiscal Health:
Action Is Needed to Address the Federal Government's Fiscal FutureGAO-18-299SP: Published: Jun 21, 2018. Publicly Released: Jun 21, 2018.
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