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Emerging Demographic Patterns across the Mediterranean and their Implications for Migration through 2030
MENA's rapidly growing working-age population could offset Europe's labor shortages, but four uncertain triggers will decide if large-scale emigration occurs.
Demographic Trends in Mexico: The Implications for Skilled Migration
Mexico's professional labor supply is outpacing domestic demand, driving skilled emigration to the United States and risking long-term economic harm for the sending country.
How Los Angeles Deflected Mexican Immigrants to the American Heartland
In the 1990s, Mexican immigrants began to leave California, Texas, and Illinois for the so-called new settlement states where they had not previously resided. As Ivan Light of UCLA explains, their reasons for leaving or bypassing Los Angeles were both economic and political.
Trends in the Low-Wage Immigrant Workforce
Between 2000 and 2005, immigrants grew as a share of the U.S. low-wage workforce, but evidence of native worker displacement remains mixed.
La inmigración y el futuro de los Estados Unidos: Un nuevo capítulo
Una reforma integral de la inmigración en Estados Unidos resulta esencial para satisfacer las necesidades económicas, demográficas y de seguridad del siglo XXI.
Immigration and America's Future: A New Chapter
A comprehensive U.S. immigration overhaul spanning admissions, enforcement, and integration is essential to meet 21st-century economic, demographic, and security needs.
The Impact of Immigration on Native Workers: A Fresh Look at the Evidence
The wage and employment effects of immigration on U.S.-born workers remain contested—and are just one piece of a far more complex economic picture.
Civic Contributions: Taxes Paid by Immigrants in the Washington, DC, Metro Area
Immigrant households in the Washington, DC metro area contributed nearly $10 billion in taxes in 2000—paying at roughly the same rate as native households.
Immigrants and Labor Force Trends: The Future, Past, and Present
Driving more than half of U.S. labor force growth as of 2005, immigrants were projected to fill nearly one in five jobs by 2030—especially in the fastest-growing occupations.