An increase of 500 illegal alien workers would most likely:
A)increase domestic unemployment by 500
B)increase wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,attracting less than 500 native workers into these jobs
C)reduce wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,displacing more than 500 native workers from these jobs
D)reduce wages paid to native workers in industries which typically hire illegal aliens,displacing less than 500 native workers from these jobs

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The increase of illegal alien workers would increase the labor supply in industries that typically hire them. This would lower the wages paid to native workers, but the displacement of native workers would be less than 500 as the increase in labor supply is not large enough to completely displace all native workers.

An Increase of 500 Illegal Alien Workers Would Most Likely