The effect of the Secure Fence Act on the U.S. economy – after accounting for changes in wages, the cost of goods, and the internal migration of U.S. workers – was largely negative. College-educated U.S. workers lost an equivalent of $4.35 in annual income, while less-educated U.S. workers benefited on average by only 36 cents. This number is less than the $7 per person construction cost of the wall.