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researchers long observed foreigneducated immigrants earn lower wages hold lessskilled jobs us natives level educational attainment reasons disparity less clear paper tests hypothesis favored human capital model earnings employmentnamely foreigneducated immigrants struggle us labor market primarily possess fewer marketable skills workers us degrees standardized tests administered part program international assessment adult competencies reveal foreigneducated immigrants score 082 054 standard deviations lower measures literacy numeracy respectively compared natives age educational attainment gaps remain significant controlling selfassessed english reading ability skill measures incorporated regression analyses wage skilledemployment penalties experienced foreigneducated immigrants fall half providing strong evidence human capital model however analysis cannot rule additional explanatory factors legal social obstacles foreigneducated immigrants may face