To watch the live video webcast or a recording, go to
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/urban-institute-events. (No registration is required.)
Panelists:
• Michael Fix, senior vice president and director of studies, Migration Policy Institute
• Harry Holzer, Institute fellow, Urban Institute; professor, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
• Neil Irwin, economics reporter, Washington Post (moderator)
• Tamar Jacoby, president and CEO, ImmigrationWorks USA
• Pia Orrenius, senior economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; author, Beside the Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Reform in a New Era of Globalization
• Esther Olavarria, deputy assistant secretary for policy, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Foreign-born workers, spanning all skill levels, are a significant part of the U.S. workforce. But in the midst of a weak economy beset by many pockets of double-digit unemployment, some policymakers are concerned that low-skilled immigrants take jobs away from their native-born counterparts. Others contend the United States is losing its competitive edge by limiting the entrance of high-skilled foreign workers. Panelists will consider such questions as
- What is the skill mix of recent immigrant workers?
- How many low-, medium-, and high-skilled workers would be beneficial for U.S. labor markets and particular sectors of the economy?
- Who gains or loses from influxes of immigrant labor at different skill levels?
- What should determine the appropriate mix of employer-based and family unification visas?
- How should their distribution be reconfigured in the future?
Join us for a conversation about immigrants, work, skills, and long-term economic growth.
Resources:
- Bios
- Fix: Still an Hourglass? Immigrant Workers in The US Economy
- Holzer: Immigration Policy and Less-Skilled Workers in the US: Some Reflections and Future Directions for Reform
- Orrenius: 85% Green Cards Go to Family, Humanitarian and Diversity Immigrants
At the Urban Institute
2100 M Street N.W., 5th Floor, Washington, D.C.
A video recording will be archived after the event at
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/urban-institute-events.
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