Wedge Calculator

Immigration: The Parity Wedge

Employer cost at domestic level. Worker pay at origin-adjusted level. The gap — the Wedge — funds hosting communities, origin development, and humanitarian programs. Volume self-regulates through price.

Worker Profile

Origin Country

Occupation

Domestic Equivalent Wage: $52,000

DCF Governance Tier: 3

1=Allied (Canada) · 3=Mid (Mexico) · 5=Low governance

Employer Cost

$52,000

= domestic equivalent

Worker Pay (Year 1)

$18,200

+ full VHA-E healthcare

Wedge (Year 1)

$33,800

→ communities

9-Year Wedge Decline Schedule

Year	Wedge %	Worker Pay	Wedge	→ Local (50%)	→ GPIF (25%)	→ Asylum (25%)
1	100%	$18,200	$33,800	$16,900	$8,450	$8,450
2	90%	$21,580	$30,420	$15,210	$7,605	$7,605
3	80%	$24,960	$27,040	$13,520	$6,760	$6,760
4	70%	$28,340	$23,660	$11,830	$5,915	$5,915
5	60%	$31,720	$20,280	$10,140	$5,070	$5,070
6	50%	$35,100	$16,900	$8,450	$4,225	$4,225
7	40%	$38,480	$13,520	$6,760	$3,380	$3,380
8	30%	$41,860	$10,140	$5,070	$2,535	$2,535
9	10%	$48,620	$3,380	$1,690	$845	$845

Worker Pay vs. Wedge Over 9 Years

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Wedge (to communities)

Why This Works

No Wage Suppression

Hiring an immigrant costs the employer $52,000 — exactly the same as hiring domestically. Zero arbitrage incentive. Domestic workers are never undercut.

Self-Regulating Volume

When labor demand is high, more Parity visas process. When demand drops, fewer do. No politician sets a quota. Price regulates flow.

Communities Funded

50% of the Wedge goes directly to the hosting locality — schools, infrastructure, services. The community that absorbs the immigrant is compensated from Day 1.

Origin Investment

25% to GPIF (Global Public Investment Fund) invests in the origin country — reducing the push factors that drive emigration in the first place.

vs. Current System

Status Quo: Undocumented worker earns ~$18,200 with no benefits, no path, no community funding. Employer saves on wages. Community bears costs.

Accord: Worker earns $18,200 Year 1 → $48,620 Year 9 with full VHA-E, path to citizenship. Community receives $16,900/yr. No exploitation.

Calculations per DNA Ch 16. Minimum employer cost: $41,000 (prevents exploitation floor). DCF governance tier adjusts origin market rate: fully aligned nations have smaller wedge gaps. Unaligned nations have larger gaps. Worker receives full VHA-E healthcare, Skills Wallet accrual, and path to permanent residency/citizenship. TCL applies to worker pay at 27%.