Topic
Immigrant Workforce
202 published works
Health Law Prof Blog
The Return of Typhoid Mary? Immigrant Workers in Nursing HomeThe Return of Typhoid Mary? Immigrant Workers in Nursing Home
Shefali Milczarek-Desai (University of Arizona), Tara Sklar (University of Arizona), The Return of Typhoid Mary? Immigrant Workers in Nursing Homes, J. Elder Pol’y (2021, Forthcoming):Nursing homes are dependent on immigrant,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Are Essential to America’s Recovery, New Report Shows
A new report released today by the Center for American Progress highlights the important contributions of 10.4 million undocumented immigrants in the country today, including the work of an estimated…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Return of Typhoid Mary? Immigrant Workers in Nursing Homes by Shefali Milczarek-Desal and Tara Sklar
The Return of Typhoid Mary? Immigrant Workers in Nursing Homes by Shefali Milczarek-Desal and Tara Sklar, Journal of Elder Policy (Spring 2021 Forthcoming)AbstractNursing homes are dependent on immigrant, female labor…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Inside the Lives of Immigrant Teens Working Dangerous Night Shifts in Suburban Factories
Melissa Sanchez for ProPublica Illinois (co-published with Mother Jones and El País) tells a sobering story of immigrant teens working dangerous jobs at night to pay off debts to smugglers…
ImmigrationProf Blog
At the Movies: The Long Ride
The Long Ride Trailer from Valerie Lapin Ganley on Vimeo.The Long Ride is a timely award-winning documentary about the historic 2003 Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride that sparked the birth of the new Civil…
ImmigrationProf Blog
US Foreign-Born Workers in the Global Pandemic: Essential and Marginalized
US Foreign-Born Workers in the Global Pandemic: Essential and Marginalized by Donald Kerwin and Robert WarrenThis article provides detailed estimates of foreign-born (immigrant) workers in the United States who are employed…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Thawing the freeze on integration of immigrant workers
The much-heralded Trump executive order imposing a 60-day freeze on immigrants seeking green cards in order to protect American workers losing jobs during COVID-19 closures was recently expanded to include…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants Get the Job Done! Immigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States
With hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s offices on the frontlines of the pandemic response, immigrants are playing a key role in both high-skilled and health-care support jobs in this sector. Immigrants…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Coronavirus Wreaks Havoc on the Future of U.S. Immigrant Labor
Eric Martin for Bloomberg reports on how immigrant labor, including undocumented workers, have been dramatically -- and adversely --- affected by the economic shutdown due to the pandemic. The pandemic…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
Do the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Apply to Immigrant Employees?
The COVID-19 pandemic has expanded the eligibility of American employees for employment-related benefits, including medical leave and unemployment compensation. As the Norris McLaughlin employment law blog, Norris in the Workplace,…