Prof. Leah Platt Boustan is quoted in the Voice of America

Prof. Leah Platt Boustan’s data showed that the immigrants in the past already arrived looking pretty good relative to natives so there wasn’t much of a gap on average to close.

Link: http://blogs.voanews.com/all-about-america/2015/04/27/past-immigrants-had-it-easier-than-todays-newcomers/