Topic
Immigrant Workforce
202 published works
Ackah Business Immigration Law
1 in 4 Canadian Health Care Workers Are Immigrants: Why Not You?
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1 in 4 Canadian Health Care Workers Are Immigrants: On #WorldHealthDay on April 7, IRCC shared that one out of four physicians, nurses and pharmacists in Canada are immigrants. Over…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Report: How Immigrants and Their U.S.-Born Children Fit into the Future U.S. Labor Market
Recent employment projections show that U.S. demand for well-educated workers will continue to grow. While 62 percent of U.S. adults had a post-secondary education in 2023, 72 percent of U.S.…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Opinion: Incurable and unconscionable: How immigrants are contracting deadly lung disease making kitchen countertops
Nolan Rappaport for The Hill writes that Latino immigrant workers in California are dying from silicosis, an incurable disease caused by worker exposures to airborne particles of crystalline silica. Silicosis…
ImmigrationProf Blog
PBS: Immigrant workers face injury, lack of protections on U.S. dairy farms
Dairy farms employ many migrant workers. PBS News Hour reports on how immigrant workers suffer routine injuries and lack protections on U.S. dairy farms. According to the report, many workers feel…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
Will Canada Ban Canadian Work Experience Requirements?
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Ontario is on the verge of implementing a novel policy: banning employers from requiring Canadian work experience. This move aims to open doors for the country's vast immigrant population who…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Hamas’ Release of Hostages Puts Spotlight on Israel’s Noncitizen Workforce
When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, some 240 hostages were seized and taken into Gaza. Twenty-four of those hostages were released on Friday, including 10 Thai nationals and one…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Game performance of immigrant NBA players might suffer due to anti-foreigner sentiment
Professional basketball has gone global. "[F]rom 2010 to 2021, 21 percent of [National Basketball Association (NBA)] players who debuted in the league were foreign-born. Over time, foreign-born NBA players have…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs. Not everyone is glad to see them
The Dakotas have seen a growth in their Latina/o populations, in part due to immigration. Joel Rose for NPR reports that "t]he foreign-born population here is growing in a way…
ImmigrationProf Blog
LA Times: “Low wages, lousy shifts, little room for advancement: Immigrant workers describe on-the-job discrimination”
Are we surprised? KJ
ImmigrationProf Blog
Training to Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement
Mary Yanik (Tulane Law School) and Lynn Damiano Pearson (consulting with NILC) will be facilitating a short and interactive webinar for law students who are helping immigrant workers apply for…