Employment-Based Immigration

Temporary Worker Programs: A Patchwork Policy Response

U.S. temporary worker programs often lead to permanent stays and send mixed messages to employers and workers alike about program intentions.

The Growing Connection Between Temporary and Permanent Immigration Systems

While the temporary and permanent immigration systems are meant to be separate, temporary visas increasingly serve as a pathway to a green card in a de facto third admissions system.

U.S. Employment-Based Admissions: Permanent and Temporary

The U.S. employment-based immigration system, permanent and temporary, falls short in responding to changing market conditions and is out of sync with companies’ hiring cycles.

Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future: The Roadmap

This roadmap for MPI's Task Force on Immigration and America’s Future lists where immigration policy is failing and details rule of law, security, economy, and integration reforms.

Domestic Workers: Little Protection for the Underpaid

Female migrant domestic workers in Arab states face abuse, wage theft, and exclusion from labor law with little recourse.

Promise and Prospects of the UN's Convention on Migrant Workers

Thirteen years after passage, the UN Migrant Workers Convention had just 27 signatories, with major migrant-receiving countries notably absent.

Temporary Movement of Labor Fuels GATS Debate

Mode 4 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) governs temporary cross-border labor movement but remains politically contested and misunderstood.

How Would Millions of Guest Workers Impact Working Americans and Americans Seeking Employment?

Evaluating a Temporary Guest Worker Proposal

U.S.-Canada-Mexico Fact Sheet on Trade and Migration

This 2003 fact sheet maps the deep trade and migration ties binding the United States, Canada, and Mexico—documenting bilateral commerce, NAFTA visa flows, and immigration trends.