Meat processing plants in the U.S. have garnered considerable public attention in recent years, often focusing on production and labor issues. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the vulnerability of large, concentrated plants, ...
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2023
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An immigration policy that would allow more migrants to legally enter and work in the country could benefit the overall U.S. economy, Northeastern experts say.
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2023
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In 2022, Canada's population grew by a million people. Nearly all this growth—a whopping 96 percent—came from immigration.
Economics & Business
May 30, 2023
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From the start of the pandemic, the general population faced several fears amidst the rising death toll, business shutdowns, circulating virus, and overall uncertainty of the future. At the same time, the federal government ...
Social Sciences
May 23, 2023
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Labor and skills shortages have prompted the Australian government to raise the permanent migration cap, leading to a boom in new immigrants.
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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The largest study on racial discrimination in job recruitment in Europe reveals that having a non-white phenotype is a major obstacle to finding employment for Europeans born to immigrant parents. This is one of the main ...
Social Sciences
Apr 17, 2023
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Research led by a University of Cincinnati doctoral student shows that immigrants and refugees who participated in a civic leadership program felt more empowered after learning about their rights, civic entitlements and the ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2023
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A new study from the University of Delaware refutes a long-held talking point: the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy does not seem to have a negative impact on jobs or income.
Economics & Business
Mar 29, 2023
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The United States has long touted itself as a nation built by immigrants. Yet there has never been a precise measure of immigrants' contribution to the country's economic and technological progress. Around the time that President ...
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2023
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The U.S. immigration system is slow and stymied by politics, but the border crisis represents an opportunity to address gaps in the American labor market, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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