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Immigrant Workforce
202 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Part of Oklahoma Immigration Law Struck Down by 10th Circuit
The efforts of the state's to regulate immigration continues and it now looks increasingly likely that the Supreme Court will enter the fray.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Bad Omen for the Patriots? Immigrant Snow Shovelers Stopped by ICE
The Boston Globe reported that dozens of immigrants were pulled over Wednesday in Foxborough, Massachusetts by U.S. immigration authorities on their way to Gillette Stadium to shovel snow before this weekend’s New…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Foreigners Account for 1 in 6 U.S. Workers
According to U.S. Bureau of the Census released earlier this week, "[n]early one in six American workers is foreign-born, the highest proportion since the 1920s . . . ." See the New…
ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration Articles From SSRN
Here are some new immigration articles on the Social Science Research Network (www.ssrn.com):"Immigrant Labor and the Occupational Safety & Health Regime; Part I: A New Vision for Workplace Regulation" New…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and the Economy: Contribution of Immigrant Workers to the Country’s 25 Largest Metropolitan Areas with a focus on the five largest metro areas in the East
In the 25 largest metropolitan areas of the United States, immigrants are contributing to the economy in very close proportion to their share of the population, according to a report…
ImmigrationProf Blog
NEW AMERICANS IN THE NORTH STAR STATE: Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians are an Economic and Political Powerhouse in Minnesota
The Immigration Policy Center continues its series on the economic benefits of immigration to the various states (which is especially appropriate given the restrictionist agitation in many states). It has…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Losing America’s Secret Weapon
Last week, ImmigrationProf noted that sveral immigrants to the United States had won Nobel Prizes. A commentary in Forbes by Edward Alden contends that the United States may lose its Nobel…
ImmigrationProf Blog
American (Immigration) Nightmare
While DHS Secretary Napolitano is talking about ramping up immigrant detention numbers, the news stories below tell of the American nightmare facing many immigrants in the United States:-- A monetarily (but…
ImmigrationProf Blog
“We Made them Millions, and they Complain About Insurance”
A Salvadoran immigrant, Lupe Chavez, a housekeeper at the San Francisco Hilton, tells her story to David Bacon on TruthOut.KJ
ImmigrationProf Blog
David Bacon: CAN LABOR GET OUT OF THIS MESS?
David Bacon in "CAN LABOR GET OUT OF THIS MESS?" at TruthOut Perspective provides interesting thoughts about the future of organized labor and immigration.KJ