Category Archive: Department of Labor

Nov 05

Nativist Group Releases Hopelessly Flawed Report on Immigrants and Job Creation

By Patrick Oakford, Research Assistant for the Economic Policy Team at the Center for American Progress Last week the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) released a shocking report claiming that most new jobs created under President Obama have gone to immigrants. Aside from the sheer incorrectness of the claim, being founded on flawed methodologies, CIS …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2012/11/05/nativist-group-releases-hopelessly-flawed-report-on-immigrants-and-job-creation/

May 19

Obama Administration Seeks Balance Between Labor and Immigration Law Enforcement

Last week President Obama issued a blueprint for a twenty-first century immigration policy that highlighted, among other things, the need to promote accountability for employers who deliberately hire and exploit undocumented workers. The Administration’s recommendations for achieving this goal include a better employment verification system, more comprehensive anti-retaliation protections for workers, and a legalization program …

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Permanent link to this article: http://immigrationimpact.com/2011/05/19/obama-administration-seeks-balance-between-labor-and-immigration-law-enforcement/