Immigrant Workers, Human Capital Investment and the Shape of Immigration Reform

Authors

Audrey Singer, Metropolitan Policy Program, Senior Fellow

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

2-27-2013

Publisher

Brookings Mountain West

Abstract

President Obama's speech in Las Vegas last month kicked off Congressional debates on immigration policy. While border security and illegal immigration are still high profile and thorny issues, slow economic growth following the Great Recession has helped to shift the focus to how the United States can change policy to better suit economic needs. Where do immigrants fit into the labor force, how can they fit better, and what is the likely shape of future policy changes?

Keywords

Emigration and immigration – Government policy; Labor policy; Obama; Barack; United States

Disciplines

Economic Policy | Immigration Law | Law | Law and Politics

File Format

pdf

File Size

9.499 KB

Streaming Media

Language

English

Comments

Greenspun Hall, UNLV Campus

Video File size: 170 megabytes

Attached file: 21 PowerPoint slides

Repository Citation

Singer, A. (2013). Immigrant Workers, Human Capital Investment and the Shape of Immigration Reform.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/48