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AM ET      Moreover, immigrants tend to be concentrated in high-
and low-skilled occupations that complement -- rather than
compete with -- jobs held by native workers. And the foreign-
born workers who fill lower-paying jobs are typically first-
hired/first-fired employees, allowing employers to expand and
contract their workforces rapidly. As a result, immigrants
experience higher employment than natives during booms -- but
they suffer higher job losses during downturns, including the
current one.  Immigration also stimulates growth by creating new
consumers, entrepreneurs and investors. As a result of this
growth, economists estimate that wages for the vast majority of
American workers are slightly higher than they would be without
immigration. Economists also estimate that for each job an
immigrant fills, an additional job is created.  Arizona stands
to see very negative effects if a