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Social Security "No-Match" Letters: A Primer
Social Security no-match letters became an immigration enforcement tool under 2007 guidance, a shift that has raised significant legal concerns about worker discrimination.
Protecting Overseas Workers: Lessons and Cautions from the Philippines
An ambitious overseas worker protection system in the Philippines expands safeguards for migrants but also entails risks related to weak oversight, and fee-based financing.
Gaining from Migration: Towards a New Mobility System
The emerging global mobility system seeks to manage labor flows as a shared labor market while advancing migrant integration and development in Europe and partner countries.
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.
European Immigration and the Labor Market
Immigration plays a minor role in European unemployment. Structural labor market weaknesses and social insurance policies that enable inactivity are more important drivers.
Immigration and the 2007 French Elections
Immigration dominated France's 2007 presidential race as Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal offered sharply contrasting visions on enforcement and integration.
Proposed Points System and Its Likely Impact on Prospective Immigrants
According to 2005 survey data, Asian immigrants would fare best under a proposed U.S. points-based admission system, while Latin American immigrants face greater barriers.
Circular Migration and Development: Trends, Policy Routes, and Ways Forward
Circular migration policies fall short of achieving development goals. Success requires voluntary return, investment-friendly origin countries, and private-sector engagement.
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.