New Jobs Program: More or less opportunities for immigrants in USA?
On December 08, 2009, President Obama outlined a proposal to encourage small business to hire workers in 2010 by opening lines of credit and offering tax breaks. The impact of this proposed measure...
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No takers for H1-B Visas?
The slow recovery of the US economy is affecting the hiring of high-skilled immigrants. This lower demand is reflected in fewer applications for H1-B visas. The current annual cap is set at 65,000,...
View ArticleImmigration a major election issue on both sides of the Atlantic
Immigration reforms are the focus in the UK elections and in the USA Senate elections for this year. Both countries are yet to come to grips with the need to develop consistent policy frameworks in...
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Crisis, employment, and migration
Last week I participated in the World Economic Forum Global Redesign Summit at Doha (see program ). In a brainstorming panel, the kind where you hit your head against the wall, I was asked the...
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Why Ghana Should Win the World Cup … At Some Point
Photo/istockphoto.comAmidst a cacophony of vuvuzelas, expectations for the African teams in this World Cup had never been higher. For the first time the tournament was held on African soil and many...
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Economic Crisis is affecting net migration rates in the European Union
Eurostat just released the latest estimates of the European Union demography numbers . According to the report, “EU gained only 1.4 million residents in 2009. (See article) However, the population...
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What are the consequences of the best and brightest emigrating?
The very name “brain drain” suggests that high-skilled migration can be nothing but bad for developing countries. Indeed, the prospect of a harmful effect of brain drain is often one of the first...
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Migration Policies: Hot Topics
(With Roberto Ponce) Migration issues have been at the center of discussion in the international agenda, mainly because of the financial crises and the new protectionism measures implemented by...
View ArticleMore employment implies more H1-B visa applications in the USA
In 2010, I wrote a blog on the situation of the H1-B visas. At that time, the slow recovery of the US economy was affecting the hiring of high-skilled immigrants. Now, that the U.S.
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