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Immigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States
Immigrants filled roughly one in six U.S. health-care jobs in 2015, concentrated at both ends of the occupational spectrum. Yet these workers are largely overlooked by U.S. visa policy.
Immigrants and the New Brain Gain: Ways to Leverage Rising Educational Attainment
Nearly half of immigrants who arrived in the United States between 2011 and 2015 held college degrees, triple the 1990 share. Yet close to 2 million remain underemployed.
The Long Road Ahead: Status Report on the Implementation of the ASEAN MRAs on Professional Services
Professional mobility arrangements in the ASEAN remained largely unimplemented a decade after signing, as national and regional barriers blocked real cross-border recognition of credentials.
Reducing Integration Barriers Facing Foreign-Trained Immigrants: Policy and Practice Lessons from Across the United States
Marking the release of an MPI report, researchers and practitioners on this webinar discuss brain waste among college-educated immigrants and initiatives that ease the barriers foreign-educated newcomers confront with regards to credential recognition, employment, and relicensure, as well as recent policy developments and ongoing challenges in the field.
Firing Up Regional Brain Networks: The Promise of Brain Circulation in the ASEAN Economic Community
Brain drain, brain waste, and weak implementation of mutual recognition arrangements are the key barriers to skilled brain circulation in the ASEAN region.
Reinventing Mutual Recognition Arrangements: Lessons from International Experiences and Insights for the ASEAN Region
Mutual recognition arrangements are declining in number globally and mostly cover academic diplomas. They must be reformed to be relevant for 21st-century labor markets.
Unlocking Skills: Successful Initiatives for Integrating Foreign-Trained Immigrant Professionals
Effective programs exist to reduce brain waste among foreign-trained professionals in the United States, but rigid licensing laws and employer bias are stubborn system-level barriers.
Doctors as Taxi Drivers: The Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in the United States
A report release and presentation of first-ever U.S. estimates on the actual economic costs of skill underutilization for immigrants, their families, and the U.S. economy, in terms of forgone earnings and unrealized federal, state, and local taxes.
Brain Waste: Researchers Discuss Economic Costs of Skill Underutilization among Highly Skilled Immigrants
What does it cost the U.S. economy when college-educated immigrants cannot find work at their skill level?
The Costs of Brain Waste among Highly Skilled Immigrants in Select States
Brain waste among highly skilled immigrants costs U.S. states billions in forgone earnings annually, with Florida posting the highest underutilization rate, as these state fact sheets show.
