Immigration and Manufacturing Sector

Shortages of skilled labor constitute the foremost challenge confronting U.S. manufacturers  who face growing competition from manufacturers in Asia, Eastern Europe, and  elsewhere. But the U.S. educational system is not producing enough highly  educated native-born manufacturing workers to meet this growing demand.  Bridging this gap between the supply and demand for skilled workers requires  new investments in the U.S. educational system and the formulation of  immigration policies that respond to the labor needs of the U.S. economy.

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