Topic
Guest Worker Program
159 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Regulating the Human Supply Chain by Jennifer Gordon
Regulating the Human Supply Chain by Jennifer Gordon, Fordham University School of Law, Iowa Law Review, Vol. 102, 2017AbstractOver the past decade, the United States has experienced a stunning 65% decline…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: U.S. Workers Need Not Apply: Challenging Low-Wage Guest Worker Programs by Jennifer J. Lee
U.S. Workers Need Not Apply: Challenging Low-Wage Guest Worker Programs byJennifer J. Lee,Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law, Stanford Law and Policy Review, Vol. 28, Forthcoming Abstract: With immigration reform stalled…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: The Invisible Workers of the U.S.–Mexico Bracero Program/Obreros Olvidados by Ronald L. Mize
The Invisible Workers of the U.S.–Mexico Bracero Program/Obreros Olvidados by Ronald L. MizeAs the first and largest guestworker program, the U.S.–Mexico Bracero Program (1942–1964) codified the unequal relations of labor…
ImmigrationProf Blog
How the Bracero Program from half a century ago could help solve the immigration problem today
Guest blogger: Nicholas Gonzales, first-year law student, University of San Francisco:IntroductionJuan Gonzalez was 14 years old when he entered the United States illegally by a train boxcar. His goal, like…
ContractsProf Blog
Using Contract Law to Protect Guestworkers
H-2B visas provide for foreign citizens to work temporarily for American businesses in non-agricultural roles. However, these visas can sometimes lead to abuse of the foreign citizens working under them,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bernie Sanders Can’t Escape Questions About 2007 Vote on Immigration Overhaul
New York Times First Draft looks at how immigration continues to be a sticking point for Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders has sought to build his base of…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Cautionary Tale on Guest Worker Programs from the Fields of the Sacramento Valley
The United States has long had a variety of "guest worker" programs. But at least from the Bracero Program on, there also have been problems ensuring adherence to that wage,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Bracero Program and Entrepreneurial Investment in Mexico by Edward Kosack
The Bracero Program and Entrepreneurial Investment in Mexico by Edward Kosack, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Economics April 1, 2015 Abstract: The Bracero Program was a massive guest worker…
Workforce Bulletin
Current Visa Caps Hold for 2015 but Bills Introduced to Loosen Restrictions on High-Skilled Guest-Workers
By Epstein Becker Green, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
By Patrick Lucignani Executives from companies with technology components and interests often ask if, and when, meaningful changes will be made to the U.S. immigration laws that apply to high-skilled…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Assessing the Prospects of Competing Agricultural Guest Worker Legislation: The Inherency of Unequal Bargaining Power in a Status Quo of Non-Enforcement by Ian David Baldwin
Assessing the Prospects of Competing Agricultural Guest Worker Legislation: The Inherency of Unequal Bargaining Power in a Status Quo of Non-Enforcement by Ian David Baldwin, George Mason University School of…