Workforce/Labor

Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants analyzes U.S. Census Bureau data to show that the 20 million adult U.S.-born children of immigrants are substantially better off than immigrants themselves. On key measures of socioeconomic attainment such as income, homeownership, economic success and educational attainment, these children of immigrants outpace their parents to levels comparable with native-born Americans.

Report File:

Pew_Second-Generation_Americans.pdf

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Mexican Migration Beyond the Downturn and Deportations

Report Author:

Roberto Suro and Rene Zenteno

Original Date of Publication:

2012 Oct

Contrary to the expectations of anti-immigrant activists, unauthorized immigrants are not leaving the United States and returning home en masse in response to the onslaught of federal, state and local immigration-enforcement initiatives in recent years. In fact, preliminary evidence indicates that unauthorized immigration to the United States from Mexico may be inching its way upward again for the first time since the economic downturn began in 2007. Why? Because unauthorized immigration responds far more to the state of the U.S. economy than it does to the intensity of U.S.

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An Immigration Stimulus: The Economic Benefits of a Legalization Program for Unauthorized Immigrants

Report Author:

Immigration Policy Center

Original Date of Publication:

2013 Jan

A central point of contention in the legislative debate over immigration reform is whether or not to create a pathway to legal status for all or most of the 11 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States.

Report File:

IPC_An_Immigration_Stimulus.pdf

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The Economic Benefits of Immigrant Authorization in California

Report Author:

Manuel Pastor, Justin Scoggins, Jennifer Tran and Rhonda Ortiz

Original Date of Publication:

2010 Jan

The Economic Benefits of Immigrant Authorization in California (click to view)

The Economic Benefits of Immigrant Authorization in California measures the benefits that would accrue to the state and the nation if the currently unauthorized Latino workforce in California were legalized.

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Back to the Future: The Impact of Legalization Then and Now

Report Author:

Sherrie A. Kossoudji

Original Date of Publication:

2013 Jan

While there are many facets to an intelligent immigration reform package, one thing is clear: legalization for undocumented immigrants helps all Americans. Most economists recognize that legalization has worked in the past. After a significant percentage of the undocumented population legalized under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA), information on IRCA applicants was used to assess the legislation's impact.

Report File:

IPC_back_to_the_future.pdf

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Economic Progress via Legalization: Lessons from the Last Legalization Program

Report Author:

Rob Paral and Associates with Madura Wijewardena and Walter Ewing (IPC)

Original Date of Publication:

2009 Nov

Economic Progress via Legalization: Lessons from the Last Legalization Program looks at the economic outcomes for beneficiaries of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986.

Report File:

IPC_Economic_Progress_via_Legalization.pdf