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Still an Hourglass?: Immigrant Workers in Middle-Skilled Jobs

Report release on the immigrant workforce and skills with the U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education; the Director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce; and report authors.

Still an Hourglass? Immigrant Workers in Middle-Skilled Jobs

Immigrant employment grew fastest in middle-skilled jobs after 2000; the 2007–09 recession hit less-educated immigrant workers hardest, erasing many of these gains.

Immigrants: Contributors to the Economy or Competitors for American Jobs?

Briefing and discussion of the release of the latest paper by MPI's Labor Markets Initiative. Speakers are report author Giovanni Peri, UC Davis Professor of Economics; Ross Eisenbrey, Vice President, Economic Policy Institute; and Demetrios G. Papademetriou, MPI President.

Immigration and U.S. Immigration Policy: Medium-Term Fiscal Impacts and Long-term Fiscal Sustainability for the U.S. Budget

The Impact of Immigrants in Recession and Economic Expansion

Immigration delivers long-run productivity but can reduce native employment during economic slowdowns. Linking visa numbers to employer demand can yield better outcomes.

Immigrant Integration: Priorities for the Next Decade (Transatlantic Council Statement)

As migrant unemployment rises and integration budgets fall across Europe, the Transatlantic Council on Migration urges preserving core EU integration funding.

Prospects for Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Recession Breathes New Life into U.S. Immigrant Investor Visa Program

Spurred by the recession, the U.S. EB-5 investor visas nearly tripled in fiscal year 2009.

Tied to the Business Cycle: How Immigrants Fare in Good and Bad Economic Times

Between 1994 and 2008, immigrants' U.S. employment outcomes tracked the business cycle more sharply than native workers', driven by concentration in cyclical sectors.

Migration and the Global Recession

The 2007-09 recession dampened migration flows globally, but most migrants stayed put. Remittances proved more stable than exports or foreign direct investment.