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Immigrants gaining jobs, native-born Americans aren't

2010-10-29T13:59:00.000-07:00

Immigrants gaining jobs, native-born Americans aren't
Since the recession's end in June 2009, legal and illegal immigrants posted a net gain of 656000 jobs, while native-born Americans lost 1.2 million,...

CIS Analysis of Immigration’s Impact on Youth Employment Omits Key Facts

2010-05-12T11:00:00.000-07:00

CIS Analysis of Immigration’s Impact on Youth Employment Omits Key Facts
A new paper by researchers at the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) claims that immigration accounts for a significant share of the decline in teen labor force participation. A startling omission from the analysis in their paper “A Drought of Summer Jobs” is the fact that school enrollment for this group has dramatically increased, even in the summer. This increase more than makes up for the decline in teen employment.

How the Recession’s Affecting Immigration

2009-11-18T13:57:00.000-08:00

How the Recession’s Affecting Immigration
With U.S. unemployment at a 26-year high Americans will be feeling the economic downturn for some time. Jill Wilson and Audrey Singer identify the major shifts in U.S. immigration trends that have been impacted by the economic recession.

Verification of illegal immigrants is scrutinized amid healthcare debate

2009-10-06T10:04:00.000-07:00

Verification of illegal immigrants is scrutinized amid healthcare debate
L.A. County officials question cost-effectiveness of rules aimed at screening those trying to get public health services. Los Angeles County health worker Leonardo Rincon lifts the birth certificate up to the light and expertly scrutinizes it. Do faint watermarks show up? Yes. He rubs his thumb over the official seal to see if it is raised. It is. He checks the number of digits in the document number.

Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home

2009-04-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home
Japan’s offer, extended to hundreds of thousands of blue-collar Latin American immigrants, is part of a new drive to encourage them to leave this recession-racked country. So far, at least 100 workers and their families have agreed to leave, Japanese officials said.

An Economic Model and Software to Estimate the Profits Resulting from the Employment of Illegal Aliens

2009-03-30T11:27:00.000-07:00

An Economic Model and Software to Estimate the Profits Resulting from the Employment of Illegal Aliens
Federal law provides for forfeiture of the proceeds from the employment of illegal aliens, but statutory law does not specify how to calculate that amount. This report presents tools that can help determine the appropriate penalty to be levied on firms that knowingly employ undocumented workers.

Economic woes slow US migration to Sun Belt region

2009-03-19T12:49:00.000-07:00

Economic woes slow US migration to Sun Belt region
AP - Strapped by the nation's economic crisis, fewer Americans are migrating to Sun Belt hot spots in Nevada, Arizona and Florida, instead staying put for now in traditional big cities.

All-out Attack on Migrant Workers: A Look at Recent Trends in South Korea's Policy on Foreign Labour

2009-03-06T12:07:00.001-08:00

All-out Attack on Migrant Workers: A Look at Recent Trends in South Korea's Policy on Foreign Labour
This article looks at the recent trend towards greater exploitation and control of migrant workers in South Korea, placing it within the context of the nation’s overall foreign labour policy. It also briefly discusses migrant workers’ unionizing and its relationship to the mainstream labour movement.

Malaysia

2009-03-06T12:05:00.001-08:00

Malaysia
Migrant workers in Malaysia have been trapped in human trafficking racket that rakes in millions for international syndicates. The pattern of recruitment is that migrant workers must pay hard cash to their sponsors to enter the country. Once they arrive in Malaysia, they are duped and left stranded without jobs, money or assistance from their sponsor or authority. They end up as undocumented migrant workers or working without permits and are arrested and releases after bribing officials.

The Age of Migration:International Populations Movement in the Modern World (Third Edition)

2009-03-06T12:02:00.001-08:00

The Age of Migration:International Populations Movement in the Modern World (Third Edition)
Castles and Miller argue in their book that international migration has become a major factor in contemporary global change and predict that that the 21st century is going to be the “the age of migration”.

The Transnationalizing Labour Force:Current Trends and Future Projections in Asia Labour's Migration

2009-03-05T12:08:00.000-08:00

The Transnationalizing Labour Force:Current Trends and Future Projections in Asia Labour's Migration
As of 2005, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimated that there were 191 million international migrants worldwide, constituting about 3 percent of the global population.

Prince William County Case Study: Immigrants, Politics, and Local Response in Suburban Washington

2009-02-25T11:39:00.001-08:00

Prince William County Case Study: Immigrants, Politics, and Local Response in Suburban Washington
The failure of federal immigration reform in 2007 has reverberated in some fast-growing local areas, including in Virginia’s Prince William County—where community leaders and residents successfully organized to pressure county government to crack down on illegal immigration. Following these trends for a year, Audrey Singer, Jill Wilson and Brooke DeRenzis have completed a case study of the local, regional, and ultimately, national factors that led Prince William County to adopt new policies toward unauthorized immigrants.

Immigration, Politics and Local Responses

2009-02-23T11:36:00.000-08:00

Immigration, Politics and Local Responses
On February 26, the Metropolitan Policy Program and Greater Washington Research at Brookings will host a discussion focusing on a new report that examines the local, regional and national factors that led Prince William County, an outer suburb of the nation’s capital, to adopt tough measures against unauthorized immigrants. Additional case studies will be explored, with a focus on the ripening immigration debate and ideas for successfully addressing long-term demographic changes and challenges.

Immigration, Politics and Local Responses

2009-02-20T15:55:00.001-08:00

Immigration, Politics and Local Responses
Event Information:
February 26, 2009, 2:00 PM to 4:00 pm
On February 26, the Metropolitan Policy Program and Greater Washington Research at Brookings will host a discussion focusing on a new report that examines the local, regional and national factors that led Prince William County, an outer suburb of the nation’s capital, to adopt tough measures against unauthorized immigrants. Additional case studies will be explored, with a focus on the ripening immigration debate and ideas for successfully addressing long-term demographic changes and challenges.

Immigration and the Courts

2009-02-13T14:21:00.001-08:00

Immigration and the Courts
Event Information:
February 20, 2009, 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The Justice Department’s immigration courts have been the object of attention not only for how their judges have been selected but also for their heavy caseloads and shortage of resources, including the inadequacy of legal representation available to aliens. On February 20, Brookings Visiting Fellow Russell Wheeler will moderate a discussion with Robert A. Katzmann, who has served since 1999 as a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Juan P. Osuna, who chairs the Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals; and Andrew I. Schoenholtz, professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center and deputy director of Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of International Migration.

The Real Economics of Immigration Reform

2009-02-12T12:17:00.001-08:00

The Real Economics of Immigration Reform
By ignoring the role of immigration policy in our economic situation, Americans are actually hurting themselves.

Immigrants Bring Big Bucks For Jails

2009-02-09T12:01:00.000-08:00

Immigrants Bring Big Bucks For Jails
The federal government pays sheriffs $90 a day to hold immigrants awaiting deportation. Some sheriffs are aggressively lobbying to have immigrants put in their jails. Local jailers receive $1.7 billion a year from taxpayers to keep people charged with overstaying their visas instead of releasing them pending trials.

Joblessness Jumps Sharply Among China’s Migrants

2009-02-02T09:42:00.000-08:00

Joblessness Jumps Sharply Among China’s Migrants
China’s government announced at a briefing that more than one in seven rural migrant workers have been laid off or are unable to find work.

British Unions, Angry Over Use of Foreign Workers, Stage Walkouts

2009-01-30T10:34:00.000-08:00

British Unions, Angry Over Use of Foreign Workers, Stage Walkouts
The disruption underscored rising fears of labor unrest across Europe as job losses across the Continent mounted into the hundreds of thousands with the global financial crisis.

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for 1st time

2009-01-27T14:05:00.000-08:00

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for 1st time
The money sent home by Mexican migrants fell in 2008 for the first time on record, Mexico's central bank said Tuesday

Immigration Experts Predict Fewer Workplace Raids

2008-12-02T16:05:00.000-08:00

Immigration Experts Predict Fewer Workplace Raids
NPR audio:
As the Obama administration takes shape, many experts are betting it will significantly curtail one of the most visible and controversial facets of the Bush administration's immigration crackdown: the high-profile workplace raids in which federal agents arrest dozens, even hundreds, of undocumented workers.

Rich world needs more foreign workers: report

2008-12-01T15:41:00.000-08:00

Rich world needs more foreign workers: report
AP - An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.

Cape Verde: Deported Youths Face Drugs, Crime

2008-11-26T10:09:00.000-08:00

Cape Verde: Deported Youths Face Drugs, Crime
About 900 Cape Verdeans have been deported back to the islands since 1992. Rejected by their host country after they committed crimes, the group of mostly young male deportees said they have returned home only to find plentiful drugs, unemployment and discrimination.

Mexican Remittances Fall As U.S. Jobs Are Slashed

2008-11-25T17:09:00.000-08:00

Mexican Remittances Fall As U.S. Jobs Are Slashed
NPR audio
Mexicans working in the U.S. are being hit hard by the economic slowdown. That is hurting their home country, as remittances are Mexico's second-largest source of foreign currency. Officials are planning for a wave of reverse migration that could be in the millions, as U.S. jobs are slashed.

Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years

2008-11-20T11:19:00.000-08:00

Mexican emigration dropped 42 percent in 2 years
Mexican emigration has dropped 42 percent over the last two years, a government study released Thursday showed, confirming that America ...

Raided leather factory to pay workers who sued

2008-11-18T16:31:00.001-08:00

Raided leather factory to pay workers who sued
The former owners of a New Bedford leather goods factory raided last year by immigration agents will pay $850,000 to workers — including illegal immigrants — to settle a lawsuit claiming the company violated wage laws, attorneys said Tuesday.

Recent Immigration to Philadelphia: Regional Change and Response

2008-11-14T11:20:00.000-08:00

Recent Immigration to Philadelphia: Regional Change and Response
Brookings
Immigration to metropolitan Philadelphia has been rising recently after several stagnant decades. This paper examines recent trends in immigration to the region with attention to the varied immigrant groups, the opportunities they bring, and the challenges for policymakers, service providers, and communities across the area. The report argues for the development of a Regional Council on Immigration to best address the needs of the area’s newcomers.

Shenzhen’s residence card offers little new for migrant workers

2008-11-04T10:43:00.000-08:00

Shenzhen’s residence card offers little new for migrant workers
Shenzhen’s new residence card has been heralded in the official Chinese media as an important step towards reform of the household registration (hukou户口) system and the elimination of discrimination against migrant workers.

Housing Dream Backfires For Immigrant

2008-11-03T14:43:00.001-08:00

Housing Dream Backfires For Immigrant
NPR audio:
Emmanuel Njoku thought he was living the American dream. During the housing boom, the Nigerian immigrant built a portfolio of 16 properties in Prince George's County, Md. Now his family has lost a million-dollar home, and he faces foreclosure on half a dozen other properties.

Kosher Slaughterhouse Former Manager Arrested

2008-10-31T14:45:00.000-07:00

Kosher Slaughterhouse Former Manager Arrested
NPR audio:
U.S. immigration agents have arrested a former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse in Iowa on immigration charges. He faces charges related to the company's hiring of illegal immigrants, including aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft.

Migrants start to move back inland

2008-10-28T15:48:00.000-07:00

Migrants start to move back inland
Chinese Labour Bulletin
Factory closures and rising unemployment in the Pearl River Delta and eastern coastal regions are forcing increasing numbers of migrant workers to return home.

Global Migration Forum: Migrants Must Be Protected as Financial Crisis Hits

2008-10-27T15:43:00.000-07:00

Global Migration Forum: Migrants Must Be Protected as Financial Crisis Hits
“The search for a solution to the global financial crisis must ensure people's mobility, not restrict it,” said ITUC President Sharon Burrow, conference chairperson of the civil society days of the Second Global Forum on Migration and Development (GMFD) at Monday's opening of the conference in Manila.

Foreigners laid off in Japanese downturn

2008-10-23T14:27:00.000-07:00

Foreigners laid off in Japanese downturn
Brazilian Stenio Sameshima came to Japan last year with plans to make a bundle of money at the country's humming auto factories. Instead, he's spending a lot of time in line at employment agencies.

Still wanted by South Florida hotels: foreign workers

2008-10-22T11:30:00.000-07:00

Still wanted by South Florida hotels: foreign workers
A weakening economy and rising unemployment rate won't stop thousands of foreign workers from landing jobs in South Florida hotels this winter.

Separating Fact From Fiction: Refugees, Immigrants And Public Benefits

2008-10-22T11:16:00.000-07:00

Separating Fact From Fiction: Refugees, Immigrants And Public Benefits
Not all emails are equal or even accurate. Anti-immigrant activists like to stir up anger by distorting the facts with dishonest claims. They say immigrants get more benefits than Americans. Here are the quick facts (read below for the details) that they don’t tell you:

Supreme Court to hear case on immigrants' use of fake IDs

2008-10-21T11:18:00.000-07:00

Supreme Court to hear case on immigrants' use of fake IDs
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will decide whether the government can use new identity theft laws to send illegal immigrants using fake identification cards to prison or to force them to leave the country.The Bush

With Economy, Day Laborer Jobs Dwindle

2008-10-20T11:25:00.000-07:00

With Economy, Day Laborer Jobs Dwindle
With less work to go around, the lives of day laborers have become a test of wits, patience and hope.

Mexico Clamps Down on Illegal Immigrants From Cuba

2008-10-20T11:20:00.000-07:00

Mexico Clamps Down on Illegal Immigrants From Cuba
Mexico agreed to tighten immigration rules on Monday in an effort to cut off the main smuggling route for thousands of Cubans headed to the United States. 'We believe now there will be fewer attempts to use Mexico as an illegal

Hispanics from Mexico integrate

2008-10-20T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hispanics from Mexico integrate
ispanics from Mexico integrate consistently with all ethnic groups over generations in the United States, researchers said.

Clash of cultures: Somali and Latino workers at U.S. meat packing plants

2008-10-17T10:52:00.000-07:00

Clash of cultures: Somali and Latino workers at U.S. meat packing plants
Muslim Somali workers at a meat packing plant in wanted to pray. Their colleagues from Latin America wanted to work. A dispute over the company's break schedule led to formal discrimination claims, mass job walk-offs and public protests by both sides

Mexican workers in US during WWII can get back pay

2008-10-16T11:41:00.001-07:00

Mexican workers in US during WWII can get back pay
AP - Ramon Ibarra remembers his backbreaking days repairing railroads in the Southwest, a contract job for which he left Mexico in 1942 as part of a guest worker program. More than 60 years later, he's looking forward to the rest of his paycheck.

International Labor Migration in a Globalizing Economy

2008-10-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

International Labor Migration in a Globalizing Economy
As globalization spread over the last twenty years, migration expanded less rapidly than either trade or foreign investment. Yet migration remains contentious. The net impact of migration is positive for the migrants and high-income countries, and more gains are feasible. Developing countries, however, may suffer from growing brain-drain.

Proposal seeks employer sanction changes

2008-10-14T10:38:00.000-07:00

Proposal seeks employer sanction changes
An Arizona law that prohibits employers from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants is facing a possible overhaul before any businesses have even been called into court for alleged violations.

Democracy in the Age of New Media

2008-10-13T11:36:00.000-07:00

Democracy in the Age of New Media
Brookings
Political issues can be affected by the barrage of media coverage, especially that delivered by new media. The Brookings Institution and the Norman Lear Center at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California recently co-hosted a symposium to release a study examining new media’s role in the U.S. immigration debate.

Migrant workers and their children suffer most in China's turbulent economy

2008-10-10T15:05:00.001-07:00

Migrant workers and their children suffer most in China's turbulent economy
Chinese Labour Bulletin
Feng Xianfa is a 30 year-old father of two who moved to Shengze, China's "Silk Capital," in search of work in the booming textile industry. When the economy took a severe downturn early this year and the factories scaled-back production, unskilled migrant workers like Feng and his wife Hu Jinmei were the first to be discarded.

Migrant workers worst hit by textile industry slowdown

2008-10-09T13:29:00.000-07:00

Migrant workers worst hit by textile industry slowdown
Chinese Labour Bulletin
The global economic slowdown, combined with increased mechanization in the textile industry, has made life extremely difficult for unskilled migrant workers in China’s silk capital, Shengze, in southern Jiangsu province.

Widespread problems, fraud found in H-1B program

2008-10-09T13:04:00.001-07:00

Widespread problems, fraud found in H-1B program
An internal report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) examining the H-1B visa program has found evidence of forged documents and fake degrees, and even 'shell' companies giving addresses of fake locations. The USCIS

Community of Spanish-speaking immigrants that grew around SC chicken plant torn apart by raid

2008-10-09T12:14:00.000-07:00

Community of Spanish-speaking immigrants that grew around SC chicken plant torn apart by raid
When Magdalana Domingo Ramirez Lopez moved to this South Carolina city nearly two years ago to work at the chicken processing plant, she felt at home.

Skilled Australians' departure at record

2008-10-07T13:23:00.001-07:00

Skilled Australians' departure at record
Australia has experienced its biggest annual exodus on record with 76923 people leaving the country permanently in 2007-08, a new report shows. ...

300 suspected illegal immigrants caught in SC raid

2008-10-07T13:18:00.001-07:00

300 suspected illegal immigrants caught in SC raid
Federal agents detained more than 300 suspected illegal immigrants Tuesday in a raid at a chicken processing plant that has been under investigation for months.

Illegal residents but responsible homeowners

2008-10-06T14:13:00.001-07:00

Illegal residents but responsible homeowners
Undocumented immigrants who own homes have a lower rate of delinquencies than U.S. citizens, according to various real estate sources.

A massive migration

2008-10-06T13:28:00.000-07:00

A massive migration
Zhen comes from a small village in northern China's Hebei province, where his father, and grandfather are all farmers who never left the land.

Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China

2008-10-06T13:26:00.000-07:00

Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
She writes about the way the workers themselves see migration, bringing us views that are rarely heard. “Factory Girls” is highly readable and even amusing

EU opens 'job centre' in Africa

2008-10-06T11:00:00.000-07:00

EU opens 'job centre' in Africa
The EU opens a "job centre" in Mali, hoping fewer young Africans will risk their lives trying to get to Europe.

Sharp decline in median income of non-citizen immigrant households

2008-10-02T15:47:00.001-07:00

Sharp decline in median income of non-citizen immigrant households
By Peter Rousmaniere
The Pew Hispanic Center reports that the median income of households headed by non-citizen immigrants fell 7.3% between 2006 and 2007. 45% of these households are headed by an illegal immigrant. Given has about half of these illegal workers are estimated ot be pain in full or part in cash. I am not very confident about these figures. However, the collapse of the residential construction market has probably wiped out a lot of relatively high paying jobs, and demand for illegal labor has probably peaked or declined in all other job sectors.

Fired Muslims To Sue Over Prayer Break Dispute

2008-10-02T13:36:00.001-07:00

Fired Muslims To Sue Over Prayer Break Dispute
NPR audio:
Last month, more than 100 Somalis were fired for walking off the job at a meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo. They were protesting the company for not allowing breaks to pray at sunset during Ramadan. Now they are in the first stages of filing a class-action lawsuit.

Fewer Reported Entering U.S. Illegally

2008-10-02T11:29:00.000-07:00

Fewer Reported Entering U.S. Illegally
The latest arrest figures from the Border Patrol and a report released on Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center indicate that fewer people are trying to enter the United States illegally and that the number living here without documents has declined.

Race, immigration, and the U.S. labor market: contrasting the outcomes of foreign born and native blacks

2008-10-01T12:00:00.000-07:00

Race, immigration, and the U.S. labor market: contrasting the outcomes of foreign born and native blacks
World Bank
It is generally expected that immigrants do not fare as well as the native-born in the U.S. labor market. The literature also documents that Blacks experience lower labor market outcomes than Whites. This paper innovates by studying the interaction between race and immigration.

Towns Need Doctors, and the Doctors Need Visas

2008-10-01T11:26:00.000-07:00

Towns Need Doctors, and the Doctors Need Visas
The possibility of a green card could help recruit foreign-born doctors to work for upstate hospitals in underserved communities.

Ike, Gustav swamped seafood trade in Gulf of Mexico

2008-09-29T12:27:00.000-07:00

Ike, Gustav swamped seafood trade in Gulf of Mexico
Fishermen are cleaning up debris instead of harvesting oysters and shrimp. Recovery might take two years. On the eve of October's peak seafood harvesting season, migrant fishermen are sweeping debris from gutted bay-side homes instead of scooping shrimp and oysters from the Gulf of Mexico's lucrative floor. The $100-million fishing industry in Galveston Bay is nearly paralyzed.

The Children of Migrant Workers in China

2008-09-29T11:45:00.000-07:00

The Children of Migrant Workers in China
China Labour Bulletin
There are 110 million migrant workers in China aged between 16 and 40 years old. They left home in the hope of building a better life for themselves and their family, yet when they start a family of their own, they are faced with a stark choice; either take their children to the cities and subject them to institutionalized discrimination, or leave them behind in the countryside in the uncertain care of relatives.

Raided Iowa Meatpacking Plant Gets Workers From Palau

2008-09-25T13:36:00.000-07:00

Raided Iowa Meatpacking Plant Gets Workers From Palau
NPR audio
Workers from the Pacific island of Palau are in Postville, Iowa, to work at a meatpacking plant that was raided by immigration authorities earlier this year. Palauan officials recently traveled to Postville to meet with plant managers.

Democracy in the Age of New Media: A Report on the Media and the Immigration Debate

2008-09-25T12:07:00.000-07:00

Democracy in the Age of New Media: A Report on the Media and the Immigration Debate
Brookings
A new Brookings/USC report finds that the U.S. media have hindered effective policy-making on immigration in recent years, and the media's impact has been increasing as the media industry continues to evolve.

New Media and the Immigration Debate

2008-09-23T11:28:00.000-07:00

New Media and the Immigration Debate
Brookings Institute
Brookings and the Norman Lear Center at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California will release a report examining the new media’s role in the U.S. immigration debate, and explore how the media conditioned public opinion and the policy landscape.

African Americans and Immigrants: The Common Good

2008-09-22T11:20:00.000-07:00

African Americans and Immigrants: The Common Good
Are foreigners "taking Americans' jobs"? Or are employers once again exploiting cheap labor and vulnerable people?

Ads Warn That All Immigration Must Be Reduced

2008-09-12T11:33:00.000-07:00

Ads Warn That All Immigration Must Be Reduced
NPR
In recent years, some groups opposing illegal immigration say the public debate has strayed from their real cause — reducing all immigration, including legal. Now, they've started an ad campaign touting the risks of overpopulation.

“Undercover” Migrant Worker Exposes Labour Violations

2008-09-11T13:57:00.000-07:00

“Undercover” Migrant Worker Exposes Labour Violations
Chinese Labour Bulletin
On 1 September 2008, Huang Weimu walked into Guangzhou’s Panyu District Labour Bureau and demanded 55,334 yuan for the past five month’s work done at the Huizhi Garment Factory. Huang wasn’t a stereotypical migrant worker, willing to be cheated and exploited, on the contrary: he specifically chose the factory because he knew it didn’t sign labour contracts. Huang deliberately worked at the Huizhi Garment Factor for five months “undercover,” stealthily collecting evidence of labour violations.

Filipino Immigrants in the United States

2008-09-10T11:44:00.001-07:00

Filipino Immigrants in the United States
The1.6 million Filipino immigrants residing in the United States in 2006 accounted for 4.4 percent of all US immigrants. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Filipino-born unauthorized population.

Slaughterhouse charged with using child labor

2008-09-10T10:43:00.001-07:00

Slaughterhouse charged with using child labor
The Iowa attorney general's office filed child labor charges Tuesday against the owner and managers of the Agriprocessors kosher meatpacking plant, the site of one of the nation's largest workplace immigration raids. The complaint alleges more than

Report: Immigrants face discrimination in Irish labour market

2008-09-10T10:41:00.001-07:00

Report: Immigrants face discrimination in Irish labour market
Immigrants are more likely to be unemployed and less likely to secure professional and managerial positions, a report published Wednesday in Dublin shows. The report, Immigrants at Work: Ethnicity and Nationality in the Irish Labour Market,

The Often-Overlooked Truth About Immigration

2008-09-10T10:39:00.001-07:00

The Often-Overlooked Truth About Immigration
This could be an overestimate of immigration's benefit if immigrant inventors crowd out native inventors, or an underestimate if immigrants have positive ...NBER working paper

OECD immigration rises to 4m a year

2008-09-10T10:37:00.001-07:00

OECD immigration rises to 4m a year
About 4m people emigrated to live permanently in OECD countries in 2006, a five per cent increase on the previous ...

The immigration trade-off in Britain

2008-09-10T10:36:00.001-07:00

The immigration trade-off
Tonight the Department of Health told me it was carefully considering the implications of immigration controls for social care services. ...

Britain needs migrant workers, but only if they are on checklist

2008-09-10T10:33:00.001-07:00

Britain needs migrant workers, but only if they are on checklist
Britain has a shortage of the most skilled ballet dancers. Plenty of applicants, but few have 'artistic excellence' Related Articles Search Search Go Independent.co.uk Web Bookmark & Share Britain needs to hire engineers, maths teachers, ship pilots,

Being a Migrant Worker in the National People's Congress

2008-09-09T16:44:00.000-07:00

Being a Migrant Worker in the National People's Congress
Danwei has translated an interesting article from Southern Window (南方窗) about Hu Xiaoyan- one of the migrant worker NPC representatives. The article discusses not only the mixed emotions and high expectations other migrant workers have towards Hu, but also about the personal stress that she has endured since becoming a delegate.

Immigration-Related Theses and Dissertations, 2007

2008-09-08T11:10:00.000-07:00

Immigration-Related Theses and Dissertations, 2007
Center for Immigration Studies
It is the mission of the Center for Immigration Studies to examine, inform, and critique American immigration policy. In the pursuit of this goal, the Center seeks to provide the latest immigration news and research for all involved in the debate over this complex issue.

Our broken immigration system

2008-09-04T12:30:00.000-07:00

Our broken immigration system
Reason Magazine has published a devastating critique of barriers for legal immigrants to the United States – replete with a chart which shows the complicated ways and huge time delays in getting permission to stay here and become a citizen.

Immigrants squeezed as Spain's boom turns to bust

2008-09-04T10:08:00.000-07:00

Immigrants squeezed as Spain's boom turns to bust
The downturn, strikingly similar to the one in the United States, has thrown tens of thousands of recent arrivals out of work. Lured by the promise of wealth in a booming economy, immigrants from North Africa, Latin America and other regions flocked to Spain in the last decade, quickly becoming Exhibit A in the Mediterranean nation's remarkable success story.

One-way ticket

2008-09-03T11:17:00.000-07:00

One-way ticket
Spain's radical plan for out of work migrants. In the space of barely a decade, Spain's immigrant population has leapt by an astonishing 800%, and cheap immigrant labour was a vital factor in the construction-led economic boom.

Mexicans sending home less money

2008-09-02T13:41:00.001-07:00

Mexicans sending home less money
The slowing of the US economy and the fall in the dollar leads to a sharp drop in the amount of money Mexicans send home.

Meatpacker in Brooklyn Challenges a Union Vote

2008-09-02T13:31:00.000-07:00

Meatpacker in Brooklyn Challenges a Union Vote
Agriprocessors, a kosher meat producer, is trying to persuade the Supreme Court to rule that illegal immigrants do not have the right to join labor unions.

Immigration debate cuts Cape's summer worker supply

2008-08-29T12:27:00.001-07:00

Immigration debate cuts Cape's summer worker supply
The seasonal visa program that for years has supplied thousands of foreign workers to Cape Cod and the islands each summer has been entangled in Congress's contentious immigration debate, and business owners are struggling to manage high-season workloads with skeleton staffs.

Immigration Raids Cripple Small Towns

2008-08-29T12:25:00.000-07:00

Immigration Raids Cripple Small Towns
Towns Say Mass Deportations Cause Economic and Humanitarian Crisis

Immigration to make Britain EUs largest nation

2008-08-28T11:54:00.001-07:00

Immigration to make Britain EUs largest nation
Britain is set to become Europes most highly populated nation within two generations, driven by immigration. Forecasts published by the European Commission suggest that Britain will overtake Germany within 50 years as the population rises from 60.9

Factory had tension between union, immigrants

2008-08-28T11:42:00.001-07:00

Factory had tension between union, immigrants
AP - Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions.

Immigration debate grips Minnesota city

2008-08-28T11:25:00.000-07:00

Immigration debate grips Minnesota city
USA Today
Their views are not unusual in this city of about 23000, where an influx of Hispanics has made immigration a topic of heated debate.

Similar Impacts Found in Study Of Immigration Crackdowns

2008-08-28T11:24:00.001-07:00

Similar Impacts Found in Study Of Immigration Crackdowns
Washington Post
Prince William County may have one of the nation's toughest enforcement laws against illegal immigration, but a recent examination of

Immigration trends Poles depart

2008-08-28T11:21:00.000-07:00

Immigration trends Poles depart
Economist, UK
The largest wave of immigration in British history is petering out, and may soon reverse. But east European migrants have left a lasting mark.

Ignoring problems of illegal immigration leads to exploitation

2008-08-28T11:19:00.000-07:00

Ignoring problems of illegal immigration leads to exploitation
Center for Immigration Studies
The immigration raid on the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville, Iowa, the largest kosher plant in the country, caught most American Jews completely off-guard.

An amazing economics experiment and how it got field workers to ...

2008-08-25T14:45:00.000-07:00

An amazing economics experiment and how it got field workers to ...
For many business owners, getting the most out of staff is a perennial problem. In the case of fruit farmers, perhaps perennial is the wrong word: Workers show up for the summer harvest only. In a couple of weeks, the pickers here in Great Britain will be heading home, usually to a university somewhere in Eastern Europe.

Kosher meatpacker struggles after immigration raid

2008-08-25T14:42:00.000-07:00

Kosher meatpacker struggles after immigration raid
Three months after the nation's largest immigration raid, chickens and beef carcasses are again moving down the line at Agriprocessors' sprawling kosher meatpacking plant, but managers acknowledge that business still isn't back to normal.

Immigrant Farmworkers Get California Legislative Support

2008-08-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

Immigrant Farmworkers Get California Legislative Support
ro-union California farmworkers received a boost from the California State Senate this week. By a 23-15 vote, lawmakers approved a measure August 18 that will allow workers to opt for union representation via an automatic check-off system refereed by a neutral mediator agreed to by labor and employers.

The Integration of Immigrants and Their Families in Maryland : The Contributions of Immigrant Workers to the Economy

2008-08-25T14:39:00.000-07:00

The Integration of Immigrants and Their Families in Maryland : The Contributions of Immigrant Workers to the Economy

This report discusses the contribution of immigrants to Maryland's workforce, trends in the workforce between 2000 and 2006, and recommendations for educating and training immigrant workers. Rapid growth in the number and share of immigrant workers in the state do not appear to have come at the expense of native-born workers, who saw their labor force participation grow over this six year period. Maryland's immigrant workers are unusually diverse, highly educated and work in key skilled industries such as healthcare, information technology and the sciences.

Immigration is 'big boost for economy' Great Britain

2008-08-25T14:37:00.000-07:00

Immigration is 'big boost for economy'
United Kingdom - Immigrant workers fill skill gaps and do jobs British workers do not want, says a report by the Institute for Public Policy ...

Singapore hangs out jobs-vacant sign

2008-08-21T14:53:00.000-07:00

Singapore hangs out jobs-vacant sign
The government of this island state, seeking to keep the economy globally competitive, is driving a shift in the country's population make-up. This carries with it the political risk that locals will object to the influx of white-collar foreign workers who in droves are taking up the island state's highest-paying corporate jobs.

Contractors, unions disagree on Canadian government’s fast-track ...

2008-08-20T14:49:00.000-07:00

Contractors, unions disagree on Canadian government’s fast-track ...
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Diane Finley outlined recently the details of a proposal, which targets temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and foreign ...

Immigration: Enforcement or Politics?

2008-08-20T14:47:00.000-07:00

Immigration: Enforcement or Politics?
Appearing tough could help Republicans win votes in November, but immigrant and worker advocate groups consider ICE's tactics harsh and inhumane.

Clinging to Dreams of a Better Life

2008-08-18T14:51:00.000-07:00

Clinging to Dreams of a Better Life
Foreign-born low-wage workers in the poll said that the economic security they left homes and families to seek in the United States is becoming harder to ...

Taking advantage of immigrant workers

2008-08-13T12:57:00.000-07:00

Taking advantage of immigrant workers
Do immigrants with H-2B work visas get paid a fair wage in the United States? This week?s Snapshot explains the consequences for all workers, immigrant and native.

Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States

2008-08-11T15:05:00.000-07:00

Vietnamese Immigrants in the United States
In 2006, 1.1 million Vietnamese immigrants resided in the United States, accounting for 3.0 percent of all US immigrants. MPI's Aaron Terrazas examines their socioeconomic characteristics, where they live, and the size of the Vietnamese-born unauthorized population.