Employment-Based Immigration

Explore all research, analysis, commentary, and data on the employment-based pathways that countries use to bring in workers.

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The Recession-Proof Race for Highly Skilled Migrants

Gloomy economic forecasts have not slowed the global hunt for highly skilled migrants.

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.

Hybrid Immigrant-Selection Systems: The Next Generation of Economic Migration Schemes

Points systems and employer-driven admissions models each have key flaws; hybrid systems that combine both can better serve immediate labor needs and long-term national interests.

Managing Temporary Migration: Lessons from the Philippine Model

A Philippine regulation system for overseas workers shows how origin states can shape temporary labor migration while still not necessarily eliminating risk to emigrants.

Little Job Growth Makes Labor Migration and Remittances the Norm in Post-Soviet Armenia

In post-Soviet Armenia, weak job creation and persistent poverty have made labor migration and large remittance inflows a central pillar of household survival.

The Proposed European Blue Card System: Arming for the Global War for Talent?

The European Union’s Blue Card proposal exposes tensions between common rules, national control, and the deeper reforms needed to attract highly skilled workers.

Wanted More Than Ever: The Highly Skilled

The EU Blue Card proposal marked 2007's boldest move in a global race to attract skilled migrants.

Canada's Temporary Migration Program: A Model Despite Flaws

Canada's seasonal farmworker program recorded a low overstay rate and development gains.

Foreign-Born Wage and Salary Workers in the U.S. Labor Force and Unions

In 2006, immigrant workers made up a growing but still underrepresented share of U.S. union membership.

Selecting Economic Stream Immigrants through Points Systems

By 2007, points systems were spreading worldwide as a way to select skilled immigrants for long-term economic goals, often alongside employer input.