Immigrants in the Labor Force

From the Brookings Institution:

Live Webinar: Immigrant Workers in the U.S. Labor Force
Monday, August 13, 2012, 10:00 — 10:45 am

Immigration reform remains one of the country’s most protracted and politically charged policy debates.   Policy discussions involving illegal immigration, border security, workforce skills, unemployment, job growth and competition, and entrepreneurship are often shaped as much by politics and emotion as by facts.

To better frame the debate surrounding immigration reform, Brookings scholars Darrell West and Audrey Singer will present findings from recent research on immigrant labor force trends during the recession, a time of a decreased rate of immigration, high unemployment and slow job growth.  Their research examines basic trends in the immigrant labor force and how these workers fit into specific industries and occupations of interest.  This discussion will explore questions such as: How large is the share of immigrants in the labor force and how does that vary by particular industry? How do immigrants compare to native-born workers in their educational attainment and occupational profiles?

There will be PowerPoint presentations to accompany each scholar’s remarks.

Presenters:
Darrell West
Vice President and Director, Governance Studies
Director, Center for Technology Innovation
The Brookings Institution

Audrey Singer
Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
The Brookings Institution

To register for this meeting go here.

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