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U.S. Temporary Worker Programs: Lessons Learned
Past U.S. temporary worker programs showed chronic enforcement failures, which may have implications for President George W. Bush's larger 2004 proposal.
Bush Proposes New Temporary Worker Program
U.S. President George W. Bush's January 2004 temporary visa plan drew mixed reactions amid concerns about enforcement gaps, worker rights, and the absence of a direct pathway to citizenship.
The Foreign Born from Vietnam in the United States in 2000
The Vietnamese immigrant population in the United States grew 82 percent between 1990 and 2000 to more than 988,000.
First Phase of US-VISIT Becomes Operational
The U.S. Visitor and Immigration Status Indication Technology System (US-VISIT) planned to launch at 115 airports in January 2004.
International Agreements of the Social Security Administration
Bilateral Social Security agreements eliminate dual taxation and help transnational workers qualify for benefits. This fact sheet examines a possible U.S.-Mexico totalization deal.
NAFTA's Promise and Reality: Lessons from Mexico for the Hemisphere
NAFTA failed to curb unauthorized immigration from Mexico—but the reasons were economic crises, demographics, and social ties, not the trade deal itself.
The Foreign Born from China in the United States in 2000
The Chinese foreign-born population in the United States grew 87 percent between 1990 and 2000 to nearly 989,000, of whom more than half living in California or New York.
The Foreign Born in the U.S. Labor Force: Numbers and Trends
Immigrants were a growing share of the U.S. workforce, rising from 9 percent in 1990 to 14 percent by 2002. But noncitizens had higher unemployment rates than all other workers.