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Immigrant Workforce
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ImmigrationProf Blog
New Immigration Books
Alborzi, M. R Evaluating the effectiveness of international refugee law : the protection of Iraqi refugees 2006California. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations Informational hearing on Hilton Hotels…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Will All Workers Unite on Immigration Reform?
The National Immigration Law Center has prepared "Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Legislative Priorities for Immigrant Workers" that reflects the collective thinking of a number of immigration organizations and labor unions. Because…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Meatpacking industry has a long history of reliance on immigrant laborer
There is an interesting story from a Greeley, Colorado newspaper about the history of reliance on immigrant labor by meatpacking companies such as Swift. The report concludes that "As long…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and Hurricane Katrina
The N.Y. Times today has an interesting story by Eduardo Porter about the demographic transformation of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina last year. Hundreds of babies are being born to…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The Brown Collar Workplace
Leticia Saucedo (UNLV) has just posted on SSRN her provocative new article The Employer Preference for the Subservient Worker and the Making of the Brown Collar Workplace. Here's the abstract:…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Audio of Views about Immigration
From undocumented immigrant workers to restaurant owners, students and employment advocates, numerous Chicago-area residents are voicing their opinions as the nation debates immigration reform. This series presents first-person stories from…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Message From the Low-Wage Immigrant Worker Coalition
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued proposed immigration rules that would have a disastrous effect on all workers and our economy. Under the proposed rule, employers could be…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Frustrated States Pass Own Immigrant Employment Legislation
Here is a story from the USA Today from earlier in the week concerning the large amount of states that have passed immigrant employment bills in the absence of more…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Recently-Published Scholarship
Stewart J. Schwab (left) & Randall S. Thomas (middle), An Empirical Analysis of CEO Employment Contracts: What Do Top Executives Bargain For?, 63 Washington & Lee L. Rev. 231 (2006).Anne…
ImmigrationProf Blog
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