Topic
Immigrant Workforce
202 published works
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Jennifer J. Lee, Outsiders Looking in: Advancing the Immigrant Worker Movement Through Strategic Mainstreaming
Jenifer J. Lee (Temple), Outside Looking in: Advancing the Immigrant Worker Movement Through Strategic Mainstreaming, Utah Law ReviewABSTRACT: The immigrant worker movement faces the age-old problem of social movements: whether change…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Mentoring Practices in Europe and North America: Strategies for Improving Immigrants’ Employment Outcomes
For many countries in Europe and North America, the labor market outcomes of immigrant populations are worse than those of the native population. In addition, young adults and the low-skilled…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Riding the Wave: Uplifting Labor Organizations Through Immigration Reform by Jayesh Rathod
Riding the Wave: Uplifting Labor Organizations Through Immigration Reform by Jayesh Rathod, American University - Washington College of Law October 17, 2014 4 UC Irvine L. Rev. 625, 2014Abstract: In…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and the Economy
The essential economy—which encompasses the food services and hospitality industries, construction, agriculture, elder care, and manufacturing—is fundamental to the U.S. economy and society as a whole. Immigrants’ participation in these…
ImmigrationProf Blog
U.S., State-Level Fact Sheets With Estimates of “Brain Waste” for College-Educated Immigrants
The foreign born who are college-educated, particularly those who earned their degrees abroad, face difficult challenges obtaining employment that fully utilizes their talents. These include difficulties gaining recognition of professional…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: The Two-Step Australian Immigration Policy and its Impact on Immigrant Employment Outcomes by Robert G. Gregory
The Two-Step Australian Immigration Policy and its Impact on Immigrant Employment Outcomes by Robert G. GregoryABSTRACT: Three decades ago most immigrants to Australia with work entitlements came as permanent settlers. Today…
ImmigrationProf Blog
A Tumultuous Decade: Employment Outcomes of Immigrants in the Czech Republic
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) today launched the first in a series of case studies evaluating the labor market trajectories of new immigrants in Europe and their ability to ascend…
ImmigrationProf Blog
The Immigrant Workforce in Germany: Formal and Informal Barriers to Addressing Skills Deficits
In The Immigrant Workforce in Germany: Formal and Informal Barriers to Addressing Skills Deficits, Institute for Employment Studies researcher Stefan Speckesser identifies a number of informal barriers to immigrants’ access…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant Workers and the Workforce Development System in the United Kingdom By Anne Green
Immigrant Workers and the Workforce Development System in the United KingdomBy Anne Green, Migration Policy Institute Download UnitedKingdomThe global economic landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. This reality calls for…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Georgia Judge Rejects Novel Assertion of Section 1981 Discrimination Claim Based on Failure to Pay Immigration Visa Rate to US Workers
"As the season for sweet onions ends, another onion farm labor dispute begins," observes Judge B. Avant Edenfield of the Southern District of Georgia in a new opinion, commenting upon…