IMMIGRATION AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WORKERS
Tags: EMIGRATION & immigration; AFRICAN Americans; FOREIGN workers; IMMIGRANTS -- United States; LABOR supply; EMPLOYMENT (Economic theory)
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- COSTS AND BENEFITS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: KEY ISSUES FOR GOVERNMENT POLICY. Gerking, Shelby D.; Mutti, John H. // Social Science Quarterly (University of Texas Press);Jun1980, Vol. 61 Issue 1, p71
This paper has attempted to model some consequences for domestic income distribution on an increase in the rate of illegal immigration into the southwestern U.S. Legal domestic workers who compete for employment directly with the incoming illegal aliens suffer a decline in their wage rate....
- SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW?: AFRICAN AMERICANS, UNAUTHORIZED MEXICAN IMMIGRATION, AND COALITION BUILDING. Pastor Jr., Manuel; Marcelli, Enrico // Review of Black Political Economy;Summer/Fall2003, Vol. 31 Issue 1/2, p125
This paper asks whether the "rainbow" coalition position of many black leaders with respect to immigration restrictions is counter to the broad aims of improving the lot of African Americans in the United States. It begins with an examination of the economic effects of immigration, presenting...
- Social Policy and Immigrant Joblessness in Britain, Germany and Sweden. Kesler, Christel // Social Forces;Dec2006, Vol. 85 Issue 2, p743
I examine patterns of joblessness among immigrant men and women from 33 countries of origin now living in Britain, Germany and Sweden. Access to welfare, access to the labor market, job segregation and institutional support for women's employment define distinct policy configurations in these...
- THE LABOUR MARKET INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS IN DENMARK. Liebig, Thomas // OECD Papers;2007, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p1
The article focuses on the labour market integration of immigrants in Denmark. The labour market in the country has been strongly dominated by refugees and family reunification and groups whose labour market outcomes tend to be not as good as the native-born. Improvement of these outcomes has...
- Immigration Blues Issue divides Republicans as midterms near. Seligson, Dan // Campaigns & Elections (1996);Feb2006, Vol. 27 Issue 1, FEATURE p25
The article discusses the political debates among Republicans concerning immigrant labor in the U.S. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2005 lobbied to defeat a bill sponsored by Representative James Sensenbrenner that would have increased enforcement and penalties for illegal immigration.
- Emigrating Home. Dragu, Anca // Transitions Online;10/13/2003, pN.PAG
Reports on the plan of the Czech government to launch an immigration scheme to attract qualified workers from Eastern Europe. Implication of the accession of the country to the European Union for employment and labor supply; Factors that may cause a brain-drain of skilled workers; Actions that...
- A Myth Dies Hard. Camarota, Steven A.; Krikorian, Mark // National Review;2/21/2000, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p24
The article discusses the entrepreneurial activities of immigrants in the U.S., as of February 2000. Immigrant businesses are said to be revitalizing neighborhoods in the country. The entry of 700,000 to 900,000 legal immigrants in the U.S. annually has wide ranging effects on the country....
- Abstracts of Contributions and Profiles of the Authors. // Review of Black Political Economy;Summer/Fall2003, Vol. 31 Issue 1/2, p3
Presents abstracts of several articles concerning immigration in the U.S. "Economic Well-Being of Black Americans: The Overarching Influence of U.S. Immigration Policies," by Vernon M. Briggs Jr.; "Immigration and the Black-White Color Line in the United States," by Jennifer Lee, Frank D. Bean,...
- Study: Plenty of natives available for hire. McGowan, Elizabeth // Waste News;5/22/2006, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p23
The article presents information about Washington D.C.-based Center for Immigration Studies' March 2006 report "Dropping Out: Immigrant Entry and Native Exit from the Labor Market, 2000-2005," authored by the center's director of research Steven Camarota. The report indicates that the country...
