Professionals and Managers

The Search for Skills: Demand for H-1B Immigrant Workers in U.S. Metropolitan Areas

Report Author: 
Neil G. Ruiz, Jill H. Wilson and Shyamali Choudhury
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Jul

The Search for Skills H1B Demand

This timely analysis of the geography of H-1B visa requests reveals that demand for H-1B workers has fluctuated with economic and political cycles over the last decade and reflects a wide range of employers’ needs for high-skilled temporary workers.  

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The Economic Impact of Immigration on St. Louis

Report Author: 
Jack Strauss
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Jun

Economic Impact of Immigrants on St. Louis

Full report: The Economic Impact of Immigration on St. Louis (click to view)

The Rise of Asian Americans

Report Author: 
Pew Research Center
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Jun

Rise of Asian Americans

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Massachusetts Immigrants by the Numbers, Second Edition

Report Author: 
Alan Clayton-Matthews and Paul Watanabe
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Mar

Massachusetts Immigrants by the Numbers, Second Edition: Demographic Characteristics and Economic Footprint contains the most credible information to date on immigration in Massachusetts.  

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The Economic Impact of Immigrants in Minnesota

Report Author: 
Katherine Fennell, Anne Huart
Original Date of Publication: 
2010 Mar

The Economic Impact of Immigrants in Minnesota (click to view)

Minnesota has a small (seven percent) but rapidly growing population of both documented and undocumented immigrants. In this report, information on the estimated fiscal costs and contributions of immigrants in Minnesota is summarized.

The Impact of Immigrants in Maryland

Report Author: 
Commission to Study the Impact of Immigrants in Maryland
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Feb

The Impact of Immigrants in Maryland (click to view)

Immigrant Workers in the U.S. Labor Force

Report Author: 
Brookings Institution and Partnership for a New American Economy
Original Date of Publication: 
2012 Mar

Debates about illegal immigration, border security, skill levels of workers, unemployment, job growth and competition, and entrepreneurship all rely, to some extent, on perceptions of immigrants’ role in the U.S. labor market. These views are often shaped as much by politics and emotion as by facts.  

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The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update

Report Author: 
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Original Date of Publication: 
2010 Jul

The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update (click to view)

Our American Immigrant Entrepreneurs: The Women

Report Author: 
Susan Pearce, Elizabeth Clifford and Reena Tandon
Original Date of Publication: 
2011 Dec

When Americans picture an immigrant entrepreneur, they likely imagine a man who began the migration of his family later bringing his wife over to become a volunteer assistant in the shop. This image is straying farther and farther from reality as more women open their own enterprises. Yet the idea that immigrant women might be the owners and originators of some of our restaurants, motels, Silicon Valley hi-tech firms, local real-estate agencies or other entrepreneurial ventures has yet to become conventional wisdom.

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