Immigration Policy And The Search For Skilled Workers

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on High-Skilled Immigration Policy and the Global Competition for Talent
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309337823

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Immigration Policy and the Search for Skilled Workers by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Committee on High-Skilled Immigration Policy and the Global Competition for Talent Pdf

The market for high-skilled workers is becoming increasingly global, as are the markets for knowledge and ideas. While high-skilled immigrants in the United States represent a much smaller proportion of the workforce than they do in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, these immigrants have an important role in spurring innovation and economic growth in all countries and filling shortages in the domestic labor supply. This report summarizes the proceedings of a Fall 2014 workshop that focused on how immigration policy can be used to attract and retain foreign talent. Participants compared policies on encouraging migration and retention of skilled workers, attracting qualified foreign students and retaining them post-graduation, and input by states or provinces in immigration policies to add flexibility in countries with regional employment differences, among other topics. They also discussed how immigration policies have changed over time in response to undesired labor market outcomes and whether there was sufficient data to measure those outcomes.

Author : Charles M. Beach,Christopher Worswick,Alan G. Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1376304510

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Toward Improving Canada's Skilled Immigration Policy by Charles M. Beach,Christopher Worswick,Alan G. Green Pdf

Canada's approach to immigration faces major challenges, and requires reform if Canada is to meet the international competition for skilled immigrants, according to a new policy study. In the Policy Study, the authors assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current point system used to screen new arrivals, identify the policy levers that affect the attributes and success rates of new arrivals, and break new ground by providing a tool to measure those impacts. The past two and a half decades have seen a marked worsening in the adjustment process of new immigrants, as their earnings levels have dropped significantly relative to Canadian-born workers, say the book's authors. The earnings gap between Canadian- and foreign-born workers has widened, and the catch-up interval between the earnings of immigrants and Canadian-born workers has lengthened. These results have come at the cost of fewer human resources and skills available to the Canadian economy, a potential threat to social cohesion, and the likely loss of skilled immigrants who choose to return home or move on to another country.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on the Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309444453

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The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on the Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration Pdf

The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration finds that the long-term impact of immigration on the wages and employment of native-born workers overall is very small, and that any negative impacts are most likely to be found for prior immigrants or native-born high school dropouts. First-generation immigrants are more costly to governments than are the native-born, but the second generation are among the strongest fiscal and economic contributors in the U.S. This report concludes that immigration has an overall positive impact on long-run economic growth in the U.S. More than 40 million people living in the United States were born in other countries, and almost an equal number have at least one foreign-born parent. Together, the first generation (foreign-born) and second generation (children of the foreign-born) comprise almost one in four Americans. It comes as little surprise, then, that many U.S. residents view immigration as a major policy issue facing the nation. Not only does immigration affect the environment in which everyone lives, learns, and works, but it also interacts with nearly every policy area of concern, from jobs and the economy, education, and health care, to federal, state, and local government budgets. The changing patterns of immigration and the evolving consequences for American society, institutions, and the economy continue to fuel public policy debate that plays out at the national, state, and local levels. The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Immigration assesses the impact of dynamic immigration processes on economic and fiscal outcomes for the United States, a major destination of world population movements. This report will be a fundamental resource for policy makers and law makers at the federal, state, and local levels but extends to the general public, nongovernmental organizations, the business community, educational institutions, and the research community.

Author : Tariq Nadeem
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Canada
ISBN : OCLC:1288400738

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Immigrating to Canada and Finding Employment by Tariq Nadeem Pdf

Author : Tariq Nadeem
Publisher : Virago Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0973314001

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Canadian Immigration Made Easy by Tariq Nadeem Pdf

This guide provides information about the new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act as well as comprehensive, step-by-step settlement information that immigrants must know before arriving in Canada. (Legal Reference/Law Profession)

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264931398

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Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Canada 2019 by OECD Pdf

Canada has not only the largest in terms of numbers, but also the most elaborate and longest-standing skilled labour migration system in the OECD. Largely as a result of many decades of managed labour migration, more than one in five people in Canada is foreign-born, one of the highest shares in the OECD. 60% of Canada’s foreign-born population are highly educated, the highest share OECD-wide.

Author : Mathias Czaika
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198815273

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High-skilled Migration by Mathias Czaika Pdf

This volume offers a comparative perspective on the drivers, dynamics and policies of high-skilled migration.

Author : OECD,International Labour Organization
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264288737

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How Immigrants Contribute to Developing Countries' Economies by OECD,International Labour Organization Pdf

How Immigrants Contribute to Developing Countries' Economies is the result of a project carried out by the OECD Development Centre and the International Labour Organization, with support from the European Union. The report covers the ten project partner countries.

Author : Tariq Nadeem,Noman Nadeem,M. Akram Ghouri
Publisher : [Bloomington, Ind.] : 1stBooks
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Law
ISBN : 1403399026

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Immigrating to Canada and Finding Employment by Tariq Nadeem,Noman Nadeem,M. Akram Ghouri Pdf

Author : Madeline Y. Hsu
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691176215

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The Good Immigrants by Madeline Y. Hsu Pdf

Conventionally, US immigration history has been understood through the lens of restriction and those who have been barred from getting in. In contrast, The Good Immigrants considers immigration from the perspective of Chinese elites—intellectuals, businessmen, and students—who gained entrance because of immigration exemptions. Exploring a century of Chinese migrations, Madeline Hsu looks at how the model minority characteristics of many Asian Americans resulted from US policies that screened for those with the highest credentials in the most employable fields, enhancing American economic competitiveness. The earliest US immigration restrictions targeted Chinese people but exempted students as well as individuals who might extend America's influence in China. Western-educated Chinese such as Madame Chiang Kai-shek became symbols of the US impact on China, even as they patriotically advocated for China's modernization. World War II and the rise of communism transformed Chinese students abroad into refugees, and the Cold War magnified the importance of their talent and training. As a result, Congress legislated piecemeal legal measures to enable Chinese of good standing with professional skills to become citizens. Pressures mounted to reform American discriminatory immigration laws, culminating with the 1965 Immigration Act. Filled with narratives featuring such renowned Chinese immigrants as I. M. Pei, The Good Immigrants examines the shifts in immigration laws and perceptions of cultural traits that enabled Asians to remain in the United States as exemplary, productive Americans.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-28
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309482172

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Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity Pdf

Since 1965 the foreign-born population of the United States has swelled from 9.6 million or 5 percent of the population to 45 million or 14 percent in 2015. Today, about one-quarter of the U.S. population consists of immigrants or the children of immigrants. Given the sizable representation of immigrants in the U.S. population, their health is a major influence on the health of the population as a whole. On average, immigrants are healthier than native-born Americans. Yet, immigrants also are subject to the systematic marginalization and discrimination that often lead to the creation of health disparities. To explore the link between immigration and health disparities, the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity held a workshop in Oakland, California, on November 28, 2017. This summary of that workshop highlights the presentations and discussions of the workshop.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264223523

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International Migration Outlook 2014 by OECD Pdf

This publication analyses recent developments in migration movements and policies in OECD countries and selected non-OECD countries. It also includes two special chapters on the skills of immigrants and their use in the labour market as well as on the management of labour migration.

Author : Agnieszka Weinar,Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030422042

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Highly-Skilled Migration: Between Settlement and Mobility by Agnieszka Weinar,Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels Pdf

This open access short reader discusses the emerging patterns of sedentary migration versus mobility of the highly-skilled thereby providing a comprehensive overview of the recent literature on highly-skilled migration. Highly-skilled migrations are arguably the only non-controversial migrant category in political and public discourse. The common perception is that highly-skilled migrants are high-earners with top educational skills and that they are easy to integrate. These perceptions make them a “wanted” migrant. There seems to be however a big divide between the popular perceptions of this migration and its realities uncovered in social research. This publication closes this divide by delving deeper in the variety of experiences, discourses and realities of highly skilled migrants, thereby uncovering the inherent divides between the highly skilled migrants from the North and the South. The reader shows that these divides are constructed realities, shaped by the state policies and underpinned by social imaginary. Written in an accessible language this reader is a perfect read for academics, students and policy makers and all those unfamiliar with the topic.

Author : Anna Triandafyllidou,Irina Isaakyan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137467119

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High Skill Migration and Recession by Anna Triandafyllidou,Irina Isaakyan Pdf

Women migrants are doubly-disadvantaged by their sex and outsider status when moving to a new country. Highly skilled women are no exception to this rule. This book explores the complex relationship between gender and high-skill migration, with a special focus on the impact of the current economic crisis on highly skilled women-migrants in Europe.

Author : Wayne A. Cornelius,Thomas J. Espenshade,Idean Salehyan
Publisher : Center for Comparative Immigration Studies University Iforni
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173011971028

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The International Migration of the Highly Skilled by Wayne A. Cornelius,Thomas J. Espenshade,Idean Salehyan Pdf

Includes statistical tables and graphs.