This report was funded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) as part of a project called “From Chaos to Coordination: Mobility during and after COVID-19.” The author, Meghan Benton, Director of Research for MPI’s International Program, consulted with leading health and mobility experts and government officials around the world in preparing her analysis […]
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Bipartisan Policy Center papers discusses the importance of raising immigration levels in order to end the Covid-19 economic slump and “solve America’s demographic challenge”
According to the author of this paper, a less restrictive approach to immigration policymaking will be the key to ensuring long-term economic growth in the U.S., especially to overcome the COVID-19 economic recession. In fact, without effective immigration reform, the U.S. will sacrifice its position as the world’s largest economy by 2030 and leave the […]
Study from the Migration Policy Institute sketches the shape of policy reforms designed to bring the U.S. immigration system in line with current economic and demographic realities
This policy brief, a project of MPI’s Rethinking U.S. Immigration Policy initiative, is a succinct statement of the reforms the authors believe are necessary to bring our immigration system in line with our current economic and demographic realities. The authors begin by laying out our current and projected labor market challenges, as well as […]
Study argues for a doubling of annual immigration to maintain the position of the U.S. as the world’s largest economy
The competition for first place in the global economy is heating up. According to researchers at George Mason University in a study commissioned by fwd.us, immigration policy can be used as a tool to maintain the position of the U.S. as the world’s largest economy. Without the boost provided by immigration, the study projects that […]
Report examines the potential role of foreign-trained immigrant health care professionals, many currently working outside their fields of training and expertise, in alleviating the shortage of health care workers in the U.S.
In this publication, the authors address the following two issues: first, the extent to which pre-pandemic and COVID-19-related trends will influence the demand for and availability of healthcare workers in the United States; and second, how 270,000 immigrant and refugee health workers whose skills are underutilized might help the country meet that demand. In reaching […]
Paper cautions against increasing the number of H-2B temporary work visas until domestic unemployment rates are reduced and abuses in the program are eliminated
While some business executives cite labor shortages to justify their push for the Biden administration to double the H2-B temporary work visa quota, the author of this article cites data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources to refute that claim. In his article “Claims of labor shortages in H-2B industries don’t hold up […]
Report on global public opinion finds that fewer people are willing to leave their home countries for work purposes, and that Canada has surpassed the U.S. as the preferred foreign work destination
For decades, the United States was the top destination for many foreign workers, and millions of people around the world were willing to relocate to another country for work. The authors of this report, who have studied global public opinion on these matters since 2014, found for the first time that Canada has replaced […]